Mouvement sur Mouvement

Using William Forsythe's Improvisation Technologies as a starting point, Noé Soulier formulates an exercise in interpreting gestures through other gestures: the movement of language and the word of the body interact, mutually transforming each other in a lecture that dances as much as it thinks. An unclassifiable choreographic object, the Improvisation Technologies are a series of pedagogical demonstrations in which Forsythe draws shapes with different parts of his body - giving rise to lines, circles and points. In Mouvement sur Mouvement (2013), Noé Soulier has chosen to use this video as a research medium, diverting it from its demonstrative purpose by applying various filters. Can movements describe other movements? Replaying these images in the manner of a score, the choreographer seeks to analyze the relationship between the physicality of language and the discourse of the body, while paying attention to the precariousness of signs. 

Noé Soulier

Noé Soulier's work explores choreography and dance through multiple devices, including the stage, the museum space and theoretical reflection. His practice is both conceptual and deeply rooted in movement, reflecting his training, which combines dance (Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, National Ballet School of Canada, P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels) and theory (Master's degree in philosophy from Paris Sorbonne University). Performed all over the world, he has also choreographed for numerous companies: the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon, L.A. Dance Project... Since July 2020, he has directed the Centre national de danse contemporaine d'Angers, a unique institution in the choreographic field, combining a center for choreographic creation, a contemporary dance college and a dance program.