LOIE (is a fire that cannot be extinguished)

by Claire Lefèvre

In this lecture performance, Claire Lefèvre juxtaposes archival research with intimate storytelling to shine a light on systematic erasures within dance history. Looking at her own embodied archive through the prism of her encounters with Loïe Fuller over the years, she oscillates between crush and crash. Questioning her performance lineage with care, critique, and suspicion, Claire unveils the straightened and white-washed legacy of modern dance. One anecdote at the time, she sheds layers of (her) choreographic history which have shaped the way she moves through the world and on a stage. 

Zosia Holubowska created a quadrophonic soundscape using only their voice. Processed phrases weaved together into ghostly landscapes and uncanny yet captivating rhythms.

Premiered at Brut Theatre on 04.03.2024

credits:

Concept and Performance Claire Lefèvre Stage design Sophie Utikal Video Maanila Santos De Moraes Sound Zosia Hołubowska Lighting Theresia Hausner Dramaturgay Sunanda Mesquita Outside eyes Elizabeth Ward, Mzamo Nondlwana Styling mirabella paidamwoyo* dziruni Production mollusca productions Graphic Design Ju Aichinger Copy Editing Kenneth Constance Loe German Translation and Wifing Ari Ban

A co-production by C.A.K.E. Verein für Kunst und Kultur and brut Wien

With the kind support of the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna and the Federal Chancellery for the Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.

Thanks to Tanzfabrik Berlin, Anne Juren, Fred Gies, Gavin Youngs, Steffo Sourial, Irina Glinski, Veza Fernández, Cati Mistler, Eike Wittrock and Evandro Pedroni.

Claire Lefèvre is a femme choreographer, insomniac writer, and reality TV connoisseur currently based in Vienna, Austria.

https://clairelefevre.com/