In the Bushes
by Léa Tirabasso
About In the Bushes
The fundamental aspect of Léa Tirabasso's work looks at the human overall, often represented as a whole, through more or less monstrous shapes. (..) From there, her provocative gaze dictates, one piece after the next, a kind of great philosophical treatise about those who haunt the current world.
Valentin Maniglia, Le Quotidien (LU)
There is nothing special about being human, any more than there is anything special about being a guinea pig or a geranium.
The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution, Henry Gee
Shot through with absurd humour, an ever-watchful eye and a touching naivety, In the Bushes explores ideas around Evolution Theory and the preposterous notion of human exceptionalism. Imagine pushing the leaves of a bush and discovering a secret society that has neither god nor master.
Using her distinctive and meticulously-crafted choreographic language, Léa Tirabasso asks questions about stigma, shame and societal conventions, whilst Johanna Bramli and Ed Chivers splice their new electronic score with bursts of classical and operatic music.
In the Bushes looks into our exposed and naked souls and celebrates our strange humanity with ferocious joy.
About Léa Tirabasso
Before creating her own work, Léa Tirabasso worked as a dancer across Europe. Choreographically, she is interested in notions of humour, dysfunction, exhaustion, brutality and the value of instinct within the performance practice. Her work has toured nationally and internationally, including to Aerowaves Europe, Tanzmesse Düsseldorf, Avignon Festival and Seoul International Dance Festival. Tirabasso was awarded the Arts and Literature Prize from Institut Grand Ducal Luxembourg in 2016, and the Lëtzebuerger Danzpräis in 2023.
Cast & Credits
Choreographer/Director: Léa Tirabasso
With the collaboration of the dancers: Catarina Barbosa, Georges Maikel Pires Monteiro, Karl Fagerlund Brekke, Laura Lorenzi, Mayowa Ogunnaike, Stefania Pinato
R&D Dancer: Alistair Goldsmith
Composers: Johanna Bramli & Ed Chivers
Costume Designer: Jennifer Lopes Santos
Lighting Designer: Ben Moon
Producers: Vasanthi Argouin, Jasmine Andrews, Treacle Holasz
Administrator: Sousana Eang
Social Media Manager: Stefania Pinato
Tour Booker: Vincenç Mayans, Palosanto Projects
Coproduced by Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and commissioned by The Place London, South East Dance. Supported by TROIS C-L / Maison pour la Danse Luxembourg, Ministère de la Culture Luxembourg, Fondation Indépendance, Kulturlx.
TRAILER
In the Bushes Trailer
