Ali Moini, dancer and choreographer with Iranian roots, is connected on stage to a life-size marionette, a kind of robot. Each of his movements is passed on to his counterpart via hundreds of rope pulleys. But who is controlling whom? Who is subject, who object? When does the machine become human and the human artificial? Moini has to perform a very strange dance to properly control the impressive puppet, whose immense presence is both fascinating and almost mesmerizing. The interaction with the doppelgaenger explores the complexity of human nature, the intricate connections between life and death. The title of this unusual, magnificent human-machine-duet cites an Iranian proverb, according to which we owe our own successes to our ability to imitate other talented people.
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Konzept, Performance: Ali Moini
Soundinstallation: Sarah Shamloo, Nima Aghiani aka 9T ANTIOPE
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Konzept, Performance: Ali Moini
Bühnenbild: Julien Peissel, Ali Moini
Konstruktion: Julien Peissel
Lichtdesign: Stéfane Perraud
Soundinstallation: Sarah Shamloo, Nima Aghiani aka 9T ANTIOPE
Technik: Samson Milcent
Dramaturgische Beratung: Thibaud Croisy
Produktionsmanagement: Yann Gibert
Eine Produktion von SELON L'HEURE in Koproduktion mit Montpellier Danse Festival 2016, La Passerelle Scène Nationale de St Brieuc, La Filature Scène Nationale de Mulhouse. Unterstützt durch die Fondation d’entreprise Hermès im Rahmen des programms New Settings und unterstützt durch die DRAC Ile-De-France au titre de l'Aide au Projet. Gefördert durch das Hessische Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst im Rahmen der intergenerationalen Vermittlungsinitiative ALL IN – FÜR PUBLIKUM JEDEN ALTERS