Untitled I + III explores the notion of human vulnerability as a resilient force. Through the repetition of the choreographic gesture, the body and the mind surrender, altering each other. The performers, naked and exposed just like the stage on which they stand, vigorously engage in a variety of movements and repetitive sequences. Beyond the performance, the complete abandonment of the three men gradually reveals their resilience and that of the audience. Through its carefully portrayed humanity, Untitled I + III transcends space and time to make way for experience.
This work has won the 2018 Hong Kong International Choreography Award for Best Choreography.
A 40-minute solo version of the work, performed by François Richard, is also available: Untitled I.
- Length : 80 minutes
- Year of creation : 2019
- 3 dancers on stage
- Meeting with the audience
- Workshops
- Conferences
Costs covered by the theater
- Hotel : 2 single bedrooms + 4 double bedroom
- Perdiem : 10 people on tour
- A 500€ fee for the local transport of the company
Costs covered by the company
- Cargo
- International transport
Fee
Minimum dimensions
- Width : 12m / 40'
- Depth : 15m / 50'
Setup time :
- Setup : 6 hours
- Strike : 1 hour
Artistic direction : Andrea Peña
Choreography : Andrea Peña in collaboration with François Richard
Dancers : Kevin Delaney, Francois Richard and Jean-Benoit Labrecque
Music : dull
Visual dramaturgy and sound design : Hugo Dalphond
Video : Bobby Leon
Photos : David Wong
Andrea Peña has the support of the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity, Conseil des arts du Canada, Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, Hong Kong International Dance Festival.
Originally from Bogota, Colombia, Andrea Peña is a multidisciplinary artist whose creative practice transverses the fields of art installation, choreography and design. Founded in 2014, Andrea Peña & Artists is recognized within Canada and internationally for her creation of critical, alternative and spatial universes that that rupture our notions of a sensible humanity and engage in deep encounters between the physical body and the self. Peña’s highly intricate, vulnerable and raw choreography, is situated at a national and international scale presenting works in Hong Kong, Spain, India, Panama, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Canada. Nationally Peña’s works have been presented by DanseDanse, Attakalari India Biennale, Arsenal Art Contemporain, Festival Quartiers Danses, Maison de la Culture Maisonneuve, Musee des Beaux Arts, Canadian Center for Architecture, Hong Kong International Choreography Festival, Festival International de Dansa de la Cuidad de Mexico, AADK Spain, IONION Arts Center Greece, Laval Symphony Orchestra and SpringBoard, amongst others. Peña has been highlighted with numerous awards for her conceptual and highly rigorous creations, recently including the 2018 Banff Arts Center's Clifford E. Lee Canadian Choreography award and the 2018 Hong Kong International Choreography Award.