THIN PLACE

The term ‘Thin Place’ traditionally refers to places where the boundary between the earthly and the spiritual becomes thin. The concept, reinterpreted here through movement and the interaction between choir, orchestra and dancers, unfolds as a journey in which mystical visions, the human voice, sound and movement intertwine in an attempt to recreate the very experience encapsulated by the term.

The contrast between the otherworldly vibrations of Eric Whitacre’s choral pieces and the earthly power of Ezio Bosso evokes a dialogue between heaven and earth, in which the dancers intervene as distinct voices amidst harmonies and dissonances, the individual and the group, the metaphysical and the human.

The work is the first commission for the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and forms part of the ‘Vox et Spiritus’ programme, shared with Virginie Brunelle and the director Dominique Dumais.

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