collaborate

 

to compose

 

a unique performance

The Making of Spectacles


2008

In this piece, the audience is invited to collaborate with the artistic team in order to compose a unique performance.

The elements presented ie. dance phrases, dramatic scenarios, music, lighting design, and costuming are carefully crafted in advance and offered as tools to the spectators for the creation of a dance to their taste. After playful, democratic voting, where humor is invited, the spectators can enjoy the synthesis of their group decisions. The piece becomes a way to look at the psychology of spectator expectations, aesthetic desires, and participation in the making of a work of art, as well as an essay in desacralizing the grandeur of the spectacle.

Videos

The Making of Spectacles excerpt

Credits

Credits for the Creation of TMOS (2008)
Concept and choreographies Foofwa d’Imobilité
Creative interpretations Ruth Childs, Foofwa dit Mobilité, Isabelle Rigat, Filibert Tologo
Music CDJ Vu
Costumes Corina Pia
Lights Marc Gaillard
Responsible for gestation Anja Schmidt
Sound Clive Jenkins
Technicians Julien Talpin, Alex Gerenton
Photographer Cédric Vincensini
Production Neopost Foofwa
Administration & coordination Tutu Production, Véronique Maréchal, Simone Toendury
Organisation info Association pour la Danse Contemporaine, direction Claude Ratzé
Supported by Loterie Romande & Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Credits for Tours (2008-2009)
Choreographic evolution Foofwa d’Imobilité
Creative re-interpretations Ruth Childs, Foofwa dit Mobilité, Isabelle Rigat, Filibert Tologo (for the South African tour 2010, Anja Schmidt will replace Isabelle Rigat)
Re-animation of costumes Corina Pia
Lighting genius Jonathan O’Hear
Technical direction Jonathan O’Hear
Production Neopost Foofwa
Organization& coordination on tour Tutu Production, Simone Toendury (until Aug 2008), Yann Aubert (from Sep 2008)
Administration Tutu Production, Véronique Maréchal (until Dec 2008), Yann Aubert (from Jan 2009)
Accountant Corine Magnenat (from Jan 2009)
Supported by La Corodis-Fonds , la Loterie Romande
Thanks to Antoine Lengo, Perrine Ploneis, Olivia Ortega, Odile Ferrard, Louise Hanmer, Pauline Wassermann, Nicolas Wagnières, Cédric Vincensini, Blandine, Michaël, Steve, Amador, Toufo, Mélanie, Bertrand, Ed Childs, Léonard, Simone Toendury, Richard Kaboré, Beatriz Consuelo, Claude Gafner, Samuel Machina (Théâtre de Vidy), Anne Davier, Marie-Pierre Genecand
Neopost Foofwa is supported by Pro Helvetia – Swiss foundation for culture, The City of Geneva – Departement of Cultural Affairs, and The State of Geneva – Department of Public Instruction

See Past Dates

29 Sep 2010
Pina Jackson in Mercemoriam & The Making of Spectacles

iTrotra Festival
Antananarivo, Madagascar

24 Sep 2010
The Making of Spectacles

CCFM
Maputo, Mozambique

23 Sep 2010
Workshop on “The Making of Spectacles”

9:00-13:00
Maputo, Mozambique

19 Sep 2010
Pina Jackson in Mercemoriam & The Making of Spectacles

Arts Alive Festival
Johannesburg, South Africa

18 Sep 2010
Pina Jackson in Mercemoriam & The Making of Spectacles

Arts Alive Festival
Johannesburg, South Africa

14 Sep 2010
The Making of Spectacles

Little Theatre
Cape Town, South Africa

14 Sep 2010
Workshop on “The Making of Spectacles”

Observatory – 10:00-15:00
Cape Town, South Africa

13 Sep 2010
The Making of Spectacles

Little Theatre
Cape Town, South Africa

11 Sep 2010
Workshop on “The Making of Spectacles”

Durban University – 9:00-11:00
Durban, South Africa

10 Sep 2010
The Making of Spectacles

Jomba! Festival
Durban, South Africa

09 Sep 2010
The Making of Spectacles

Jomba! Festival
Durban, South Africa

08 Jul 2009
The Making of Spectacles

ADN FESTIVAL
Maison du Concert
Neuchatel, Switzerland

07 Jul 2009
The Making of Spectacles

ADN FESTIVAL
Maison du Concert
Neuchatel, Switzerland

06 Jul 2009
The Making of Spectacles

ADN FESTIVAL
Maison du Concert
Neuchatel, Switzerland

04 Apr 2009
The Making of Spectacles

Dampfzentrale
Bern, Switzerland
Time: 20:00

03 Apr 2009
The Making of Spectacles

Blickfelder festival – Rotefabrick
Zurich, Switzerland
Time: 10:00 and 20:00

02 Apr 2009
The Making of Spectacles

Blickfelder festival – Rotefabrick
Zurich, Switzerland
Time: 10:00 and 20:00

31 Mar 2009
The Making of Spectacles Workshop

Blickfelder Tanzt aus der Reihe 09
Kantonsschule im Lee – Time: 15:15
Winterthur, Switzerland

31 Mar 2009
The Making of Spectacles Workshop

Blickfelder Tanzt aus der Reihe 09
Schulhaus Mettmenriet – Time: 9:30
Bülach, Switzerland

30 Mar 2009
The Making of Spectacles Workshop

Blickfelder Tanzt aus der Reihe 09
Integrations- Bruecken- Angebot – Time: 14:00
Zug, Switzerland

23 Jan 2009
The Making of Spectacles

JDCS 2009
Chiasso, Switzerland

04 Jun 2008
The Making of Spectacles

Du 4 au 7 Juin

ADC Salle des Eaux Vives
Geneva, Switzerland

28 May 2008
The Making of Spectacles

Du 28 au 31 Mai

ADC Salle des Eaux Vives
Geneva, Switzerland