“Some Remain So”

“Some Remain So”

Alexandre Fandard explores the radical otherness that lives within each of us. Inspired by Samuel Beckett's quote, "We are all born insane, some stay that way," this poetic piece is an exploration of the physical body through psychological insanity.

The choreographer reveals a single man engaged in a strange fight. What does it tell us? Is it under the grip of a force that kills words, that torments them? Or is he just crazy? The solo consists of 2 parts. The first part shows a body that is hindered: the table and the sitting position materialize these obstacles. A simple cut of light projects a rectangle there within which the dancer struggles. This double bond symbolizes the violence of confinement, but with gesture and dance, this confinement is transcended in the creation that is born. In this movement, Alexandre Fandard plays on a contrast between the beauty…