La Compagnie Maguy Marin (France)

T01191647938

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Archive :: production:T01191647938, dance or ballet:S778682501, venue:V423

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Umwelt

Influenced by the work of playwright Samuel Beckett, Maguy Marin has created a work in which the audience is compelled to critique its own reflection. The performers disappear and reappear on a set comprised of monolithic mirrored slabs which shake and shudder as if caught in a storm. Carrying out a series of actions depicting the innate habits of sex, violence, survival, destruction and waste. Umwelt eloquently depicts a hypnotic and colourful rear-window view of Marin's sense of the human condition. The soundtrack by Marin's long term collaboration, Denis Mariotte, perfectly complements this exquisite and often humourous hour-long cycle of inherent activity. Dance Umbrella 2005. Queen Elizabeth Hall