Soufflette
François Chaignaud / Carte Blanche
Singing dancers with a mediaeval air
In French argot a ‘soufflette’ is when someone blows smoke into someone else's mouth. This intimate act involves the most essential and yet most impalpable aspect of our existence: the air that keeps us alive. Soufflette is an exchange of air across the ages. With fourteen dancers, polyphonic song and wonderful floral costumes, choreographer François Chaignaud breathes new life into mediaeval traditions. Prepare for an intoxicating midsummer celebration.
credits
François Chaignaud: choreography
Caroline Eckly, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Olha Stetsyuk, Irene Vesterhus Theisen, Anne Lise Rønne, Chihiro Araki, Ole Martin Meland, Mathias Stoltenberg, Timothy Bartlett, Daniel Mariblanca, Dawid Lorenc, Adrian Bartczak, Harald Beharie & Aslak Aune Nygård (Carte Blanche): dance
Jostein Gundersen: composition & arrangements
Abigail Fowler: lighting design
Rikke Lina Sorrel Mathiesen: voice coach
Romain Brau: costume design
François Chaignaud: choreography
Caroline Eckly, Noam Eidelman Shatil, Olha Stetsyuk, Irene Vesterhus Theisen,
partners
In collaboration with Cultuurcentrum Brugge
