21 — 24.05, 26 — 28.05
Boris Charmatz, Terrain Brussels-Hauts-de-France
Muette
dance — premiere
| ⧖ 50 min | €20 / €16 | Contains nudity, 16+
A dancer moves with his mouth wide open, appearing stupefied. No sound emerges, as if the body were in a state of apnea. For this most anticipated solo, premiering at the festival, choreographer and dancer Boris Charmatz creates an atmosphere of total silence, moving furtively, as if dancing inside the stillness he produces.
Known for his extraordinary expressive range, Charmatz balances virtuosity with the vulnerability of raw exposure: naked, extremely close to the audience, he allows fleeting images to cross his body. The silence present from the start gradually becomes the stage on which sounds of the body are heard: breaths, jolts, slips, falls, and muffled voices. Moving from obscene to ecstatic gestures, he seems to be accompanied by music that is absent yet somehow liberating.
In an age of overstimulation, dancing in silence is not simply moving without music—it opens a door, and the lips, to an inner world of expression, where a parted or closed mouth shields an abyss of suspended emotions. Each night, in the intimate space of Kaaistudios, Charmatz recreates a shared proximity in which a body seems on the verge of revelation, and uncovers the precious, fragile tremor of a moment we might share.
21.05
22.05
23.05
- 18:00
- + aftertalk moderated by Cherish Menzo (EN)
- Sold out — Register to the ticket alert
24.05
26.05
27.05
28.05
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi danse, Kaaitheater
Choreography and performance: Boris Charmatz | Choreographic assistant: Magali Caillet Gajan | Lighting: Yves Godin | Stage manager: Fabrice Le Fur | Deputy director Terrain: Hélène Joly | Direction of productions: Lucas Chardon, Martina Hochmuth | Production manager: Briac Geffrault | Production assistant: Lola Serre
With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Production and distribution: Terrain | Coproduction: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Charleroi danse, Sadler’s Wells, Tainan Arts Festival, MC93 - Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis, CND Centre national de la danse, le phénix - scène nationale de Valenciennes, Festival d’Avignon, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Chaillot Théâtre National de la Danse, Romaeuropa Festival, Cango Centro produzione della danza Firenze, ImPulsTanz - Vienna International Dance Festival
With the support of the Ammodo Foundation, la Chartreuse de Villeneuve lez Avignon - Centre national des écritures du spectacle, la Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne, Centre Pompidou - Metz, Espace Pasolini, le Gymnase CDCN - Roubaix Hauts-de-France
Terrain is supported by Ministère de la Culture - DRAC Hauts-de-France, and Région Hauts-de-France.
Boris Charmatz | Terrain is associated artist with Maison de la Culture d’Amiens.
