TOUT L’UNIVERS — XAVIER VEILHAN / ALEXIS BERTRAND

© Martin Argyroglo

© Martin Argyroglo

© Martin Argyroglo

CONCEIVED AS A POETIC EXPERIENCE, THIS PERFORMANCE IS A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SCALES AND MEASURES OF THE UNIVERSE, INSPIRED BY THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND ITS REPRESENTATIONS.

AN IMPOSING SCULPTURE OF WIRES AND METAL TUBES LEVITATES ABOVE THE STAGE. A 9-METRE STRUCTURE AROUND WHICH THE AUDIENCE TAKES PLACE – SLOWLY, IN ARTIFICIAL HALF-LIGHT. UNDER THE COMBINED ACTION OF TECHNICIANS, MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS, THE STRUCTURE COMES TO LIFE. WITH THIS LABORATORY-SHOW, THIS CONCERT-SCULPTURE, THIS PLASTIC FICTION, XAVIER VEILHAN, EVE RISSER, ALEXIS BERTRAND AND JÉRÔME TUNCER SUCCEED IN THE TOUR DE FORCE OF INVENTING A CONSTANTLY EVOLVING FICTION THAT TAKES SHAPE ON THE BORDERS OF THE VISIBLE, THE CALCULABLE AND THE HYPOTHETICAL.