What is living space and how do we share it? How do we accept strangers and cultural differences? The dancers and musicians in "Urban Contortions" will "coexist" in transparent balls, like tumors of the modern city, where people are increasingly confined.The dance raises issues related to the intersection of cultures as well as dreams of a better world.
Created by Pierre Larauza and Emmanuelle Vincent, Urban Distortions was presented at the Avignon Festival in 2010. Since then, the dance has been presented to audiences in many countries around the world, through continuous artistic tours, from Washington to Hong Kong, Tallinn or Lisbonne.
In each country, artistic directors Pierre Larauza and Emmanuelle Vincent collaborate with a local musician or dancer to bring the idea of cultural exchange to life, so each performance brings its own unique character to the dance.
Featuring French, Belgian and Vietnamese artists, Urban Distortions presented at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House is a unique version. Many art genres including dance, video, music and visual arts are combined to create a poetic picture throughout the show.
Through performances by dancers from the transitscape troupe and guest artist Do Xuyen Nhu, the audience will enjoy contemporary dance combined with traditional Vietnamese and African dance.
Vietnam's hip-hop queen Suboi and talented young musician Teddy Chilla will join the show with unique music, composed by themselves and performed live on stage.
The show is also very interesting thanks to the aesthetic decoration. With large balls on the stage, the audience can think of water drops or giant glass blocks. In addition, artist Thy Nguyen Truong Minh will draw and project live images related to the changes taking place in big cities today.
8:00 PM – Saturday, October 14, 2017
at HCMC Theater – 7 Lam Son Square, District 1
Ticket price: 450,000VND – 350,000VND – 250,000VND – 150,000VND – 100,000VND
