Clément Layes has been living and working as a choreographer and performer in Berlin since 2008. At the interface between choreography, visual arts and philosophy, the essence of his work is found in observations on daily life. In his new creation TITLE, Clément Layes exposes the parallel actions of thinking and doing. We think about tomorrow while making coffee, make imaginary travels while walking down streets. Meanwhile the things are just there, shrouded in an enigmatic silence. With typical humour, Layes explores the complex interrelation and discrepancies between the assemblage of things and the web of associations we build around them. In doing so he exposes both the shatter of thought and the spectacular silence of the object.
Choreography & performance: Clément Layes
Development & performance: Felix Marchand, Vincent Weber
Light design: Ruth Waldeyer
Dramaturgy: Jonas Rutgeerts
Sound dramaturgy: Ulrike Ertl
Artistic collaboration: Jasna L. Vinovrski
Production: björn & björn for Public in Private
Supported by: the governing Mayor of Berlin - Senat’s Chancellery - Cultural Affairs, Fonds Darstellende Kuenste, Sophiensæle (Berlin), tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf), Stuk (Leuven), Tanzquartier (Wien), Uferstudios (Berlin), Flutgraben (Berlin)
Thanks to: workspacebrussels (Brussels), Beursschouwburg (Brussels)