"Listening to the sounds of my favourite playlist, I begin with a warm-up based on undulations, shaking and a reading from one of the texts in my collection. Following this initial metamorphosis, I suggest a session of movement research in Bluetooth mode, moving from a certain kind of first-degree concentration and availability to other, more second- and third-degree creative states. We are always looking for a form of gentleness, sensuality (in the sense of being connected to our senses) and fun for ourselves and the rest of the group. Thirdly, we will explore different extracts from my repertoire, the tools I have used to create certain scenes (and the moods that go along with them) and which revolve around the icon of the pop singer, post-crisis metamorphoses, joy lost in chaos and the art of friendship in a cruel world".
Mercedes Dassy
Mercedes Dassy is a multi-talented artist working in the fields of dance, performance, film, theatre and video. In 2009, she joined the S.E.A.D. Experimental Dance Academy in Salzburg and took a summer programme at New York University's Tisch School of Art/Dance Department. Since returning to Brussels in 2012, she has worked as a dancer-interpreter for various choreographers, including Lisbeth Gruwez and Leslie Mannès. Since 2015, Mercedes Dassy has also created her own works with Pause (2015), i - c l i t (2018), TWYXX (2019), B4 summer (2020), Deepstaria bienvenue (2020), RUUPTUUR (2022) and Spongebabe in L.A. (4 love & anxiety) (2024). Mercedes Dassy also stars in La Fille de Son Père by Erwan Leduc and Quitter La Nuit by Delphine Girard. In July 2018, Mercedes Dassy received the Jo Dekmine prize for promising creations and artists from the Théâtre des Doms. In November 2021, she received the jury prize in the Podium choreography competition in the ‘solo/duo’ category, with her piece B4 summer. Since the 2023-24 season, Mercedes Dassy has been an associate artist at Charleroi Danse.