Innervision, performance by Martin Messier at Transart Festival
ORIGINAL CREATION
Director, Choreography, Music Martin Messier
Creative and Choreographic Advisor Caroline Laurin-Beaucage
Scenography and Costume Odile Gamache
Artistic Coordinator Ingrid Vallus
Production Director Émilie Martel
RESTAGING TEAM
Choreographic Advisor Sara Hanley
Technical Director Samuel Thériault
Artistic Coordinator Sabrina Fraternali
Production Director Charlotte Ménard
Dancers Baumgartner Marlies, Benussi Ginevra, Berger Edith, Bertagnolli Elisa, Berti Alice, Bertola Stefania, Bonell Anna Iduna, Bontempelli Sabrina, Bortolotti Dianastella, Brugman Relle, Calliari Giorgia, Cianflone Angelica, Daffara Isabella, Eikemann Sveva Maria, Facchin Elisa, Fantini Alessandro, Flammini, Minuti Danila, Gavioli Tamara, Gennaro Giulia, Gerardin Eleonora, Huber Anna, Knoll Celine, Konoshenko Anastasia, Kostner Anastasia, Maiorano Arianna, Mairhofer Martine, Malfertheiner Thea, Menchetti Giulia, Meneguzzo Anna, Merler Sarah, Moser Leonie, Pasinato Antinea, Porroni Giorgia, Raffaelli Lorenzo, Rosanelli Benjamin, Solda Angela, Zadra Paola, Zambaldi Daniela
Developed with the support of “Nouveau Chapitre”, Canada Council for the Arts
Innervision is a monumental, uncluttered performance that explores notions of interiority and exteriority, and questions the – often invisible – links between human beings, nature and the origins of the world.
A living sculpture takes shape with 60 dancers, each facing an amplified light table, and guided live by Martin Messier. At the heart of this human wave that passes through and encompasses the audience, each performer follows the artist’s instructions, as if carried by an inner voice, oscillating between obedience and free will. Dressed in black, the performers merge into a pulsating collective body, swelling, shrinking, advancing or collapsing, embodying the power and malleability of the social body.
In this vast choreographic device, the dancers hold a stone, symbolizing raw material and original nature. Their simple, repetitive gestures – rubbing, throwing, catching – evoke both a return to our roots and a harbinger of humanity’s future struggles. In a space saturated with technology, this visceral, prophetic performance returns us to the timeless power of nature and the weight of our collective heritage.