21 — 24.05.2025
Five dancers, together with the scenography, embody six science-fictional entities known as 'Mossy'. As a continuation of her previous creations, Louise Vanneste pursues her choreographic exploration of the profound links between humans and geological phenomena, in particular the metamorphic cycle of rocks.
In a kaleidoscopic style, midway between choreography and literary writing, she forges a dreamlike universe at the intersection of narrative and abstraction, human and non-human, the imaginary and the tangible. Sound, text, light, materials, bodies and space all interact in perfect harmony. For the scenography of this new production, Vanneste has teamed up with Belgian visual artist Kasper Bosmans, who also seeks to blur the boundaries between nature and fiction. Bosmans’ work, like that of Vanneste, oscillates with the creation of images that are hyper-expressive yet defy interpretation.
With Mossy Eye Moor, Vanneste demonstrates that our imagination has the power to connect with what is different, what is bigger than ourselves, and what we cannot immediately perceive. She sees the body as a breeding ground for thoughts and physical sensations, capable of emancipating us from a polarised order.
Moor
Geological archives are few and far between. The earth is continually recycling, being constantly reborn. Scientific minds speak of a return to earth’s age 0. The cycle is tireless, inescapable.
Rocks emerge, then sink again. They undergo transformation. In the depths of the earth’s crust, in extreme conditions, the structure and composition of the rock is endlessly changing. Limestone can transform into marble, sandstone into quartzite, a pencil lead into a diamond. The rock rises from the Earth’s surface when it is pushed upward by the formation of mountains, or by volcanic eruptions. Over time, when two tectonic plates overlap, the rock sinks once more into the earth’s crust. It is driven down into the depths. The cycle is tireless, inescapable.
Eye
Let us imagine you are holding a piece of embroidery in your hands. There it is, before your eyes, an ordered, harmonious object, clearly something beautiful.
Now, suppose you use a microscope to examine the threads that form it. As you increase magnification, you end up seeing a confused tangle, seemingly with no logical structure. As the fibre forming each thread unwinds, there appears to be only total confusion. But continue to look closely.
Isolate one of these chaotic threads, and explore its structure in greater depth. Suddenly, an unexpected order is revealed: magnificent molecular arrangements, fascinatingly precise.
Continue to enlarge the image, and once more chaos appears, at another level. Go further still, and again, striking order is revealed.
Mossy
The Mossys are stories without a beginning, middle or end. A Mossy can be a body, an object, a sound. The Mossys tell us about the visible, the invisible, about chaos, the order of things, they embody meetings, overlaps, transformations. They are driven by the work of the imagination and mental pictures. The bodies of the Mossys are both the authors and the pages of these events. The Mossys speculate. They do not remember, they fabricate a past.
- Louise Vanneste, April 2025
- Translated by Joanna Waller
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi danse
Concept and choreography: Louise Vanneste | Choreography and dance: Eli Mathieu Bustos, Alice Giuliani, Maïté Maeum Jeannolin, Amandine Laval, Castélie Yalambo | Dramaturgy: Sara Vanderieck | Dramaturgical collaboration: Paula Almiron | Artistic collaboration and set design: Kasper Bosmans | Artistic collaboration and sound: Cédric Dambrain | Artistic collaboration and lighting design: Arnaud Gerniers | Choreographic assistant: Anja Röttgerkamp | Costumes: Esther Denis andAdam Halleux | Scientific collaboration: Sophie Opfergelt | Stage manager: Yorrick Detroy | Production, distribution and administration: Alix Sarrade
Production: Rising Horses | Coproduction: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi danse, Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble in the context of Accueil Studio 2025, L’Atelier de Paris, Coop, Shelter Prod | | In collaboration with kunstencentrum BUDA
With the support of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, taxshelter.be, ING and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government
Louise Vanneste is currently artist in residence at UCLouvain and associate artist at Vilar (LLN)
