N. 29 Feux avant, la chorégraphie

Feux avant, la chorégraphie is the light counterpoint to the sound work La naissance de la lumière à partir de l’esprit du feu. The idea for this piece lies within a research work on Otto Piene’s light ballet and can be understood as a supplement to the composition of a choreography, i.e. the dance itself: the third work of the triptych entitled En l’absence de choses. Feux avant, la chorégraphie carries the idea of the mechanical light ballet into new dimensions, into that of notation and into that of theatre. It could not have been created without a comprehensive research work on the basic principles and technical conditions of light art, which has created a huge range of new possibilities. Here the light does not complete a theatrical work, it is the artwork itself. It is independent, but may also be combined with the sound and dance works. It can be performed or installed. Numerous light sources are used, spotlights and lasers, but also fog machines, fans, projectors, cameras, a huge LED matrix and a light curtain. The entire space is integrated into the piece, while the audience is immersed into a sea of light. Two large scores are needed to drive the darkness out of the music theatre – one for the stage and the other for the hall actions. The piece can be experienced in many different ways, depending on one’s position and whether it is interwoven with the other works, through constant displacement with the light ballet when installed, through different interpretations of the scores as well as by analysing the notations.