The Blue Hour
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The Blue Hour closes the trilogy of portraits initiated with Sorry, But I Feel Slightly Disidentified... (with Cherish Menzo) and Bless the Sound That Saved a Witch Like Me (with Thi Mai Nguyen).
The blue hour refers to that suspended moment when nocturnal animals fall silent and daytime creatures have yet to awaken. It mirrors a society at the crossroads of ideological and ecological crises, struggling to imagine a possible future.
Performed by Théo Aucremanne, the solo fills this deep, silent crevice in time with the substance of dance. Alternately constructing and deconstructing, Aucremanne guides us, still sleepy-eyed and vulnerable, towards a new awakening — one filled with the hope of new possibilities, prayers and brighter days.
Drawing on a range of forms, from classical statuary and classical dance to cabaret, Nijinsky, krump and stepping, the piece evokes adolescence and its in-between state, suspended between childhood and adulthood. The lighting, designed by Jan Fedinger in dialogue with the choreography, captures this transitional moment, underscoring the vast void with which the performer silently comes to terms.
About Benjamin Kahn
French choreographer and dancer based in Brussels, Benjamin Kahn explores the relationship between bodies, identity and society through movement, text, sound and light. Drawing on his background in theatre, dramaturgy and circus arts, he approaches choreography as a critical tool for questioning social norms and the ways we perceive one another. His work has been presented at major European festivals and venues, including Festival d’Automne, Festival de Marseille and Romaeuropa Festival. The Blue Hour was selected for the TRIO(S) Onda/SACD programme in 2023, and Kahn was recognised as an Aerowaves Priority Company in 2024.
Year: 2023
Concept, choreography: Benjamin Kahn
Created for & performed by: Théo Aucremanne
Coproduction: KLAP Maison pour la danse, Festival de Marseille, Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Supported by: Compagnie Thor / Thierry Smits, Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Duration: 55’
Tickets: €10
Festival Pass: 30
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