Supernova

On a cosmic stage, full of shining stars and black ashes, the couple creates a throbbing piece that takes the fourteen dancers to their physical limits. Led by the rough forces and the trembling sound from John Adam’s Shaker Loops, the performers are transformed into a single body meandering continuously under the constant strain.

Without supernovas, there would be no change, no life, let alone no humans. Fascinated by this cosmic phenomenon, both so explosive and destructive, yet also so beautiful, shining, and creative, the artists give life to this vibrant and emotional performance.

After this voyage to the most diverse metamorphoses, group constellations, and states of pure strain, comes the respite, and utter exhaustion that remain shining before our eyes. It is the glare of the extinct star: an interior transformation.

2024
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NATIONAL BALLET OF PORTUGAL

 

Premiere: 17/10/2024, Teatro Camões, Lisbon

Duration: 31

Choreography, set and costume design: Iratxe Ansa, Igor Bacovich

Music: Shaker Loops – John Adams

Light design: Nicolas Fischtel