Man anam ke rostam bovad pahlavan
Ali Moini
Connected by a network of ropes to a human-sized puppet, Iranian Ali Moini holds a troubling dialogue with said puppet where it is a question of will, violence, anger, affection, loyalty and acceptance. Handled with mind-blowing dexterity, this machinery generates the similarity between the movements of the artist and those of his artefact, encouraging us to doubt who is driving the movement and who is following it, who is in control and who is obeying, who is the subject and who is the object. Impressive!
Concept and Performance Ali Moini
Scenography Julien Peissel, Ali Moini
Machinery Julien Peissel
Light design Stéfane Perraud
Live music Sarah Shamboo, Nima Aghiani
Costume Valentine Solé
Dramaturgical support Thibaud Croisy
Production SELON L’HEURE
Coproduction Montpellier Danse Festival 2016, La Passerelle Scène Nationale de St Brieuc, La Filature Scène Nationale de Mulhouse.
Support Centre National de la Danse (résidence augmentée), Espace Pasolini, festival Montpellier Danse.
Avec le soutien de la Fondation d’entreprise Hermès dans le cadre de son programme New Settings.
Avec le soutien de la DRAC Ile-De-France au titre de l’Aide au Projet.