Des voix dans mon corps - Voices in my body
Overwhelmed with things to do? Exhausted? Jealous of what others have? Experiencing love? Witness a slice of (your) life. Voices in My Body, created by MurMur collective, invites the audience to follow four characters as they animate different inner states that emerge through life experiences. A bilingual (French and English) outdoor dance and theatre performance, the work combines live interactive performance with linked audience headphones (“silent disco” technology). Passionate, tender, funny – Voices in My Body creates a unique window on the theatre of our inner life.
Myriam Verzat
MurMur
MurMur is a collective of four professional artists in dance-theatre that explore improvised and choreographed movement in public spaces. The collective is composed of Myriam Verzat, Tatiana Hassan, Mitch Miyagawa and Valerie Mermet. In 2021 and 2022 they produced and performed Lila, an interactive outdoor performance in downtown Nanaimo. Participants were invited to use silent disco headphones and be immersed in an innovative and touching dance-theatre experience. In 2023, MurMur also performed “The Circuit” at the Otherworld Festival, an acclaimed improvised piece where 11 dancing bodies were “murmuring” throughout the festival grounds dressed in full checkerboard body suits.
Contact Information
Website: https://murmurarts.wixsite.com/collective
Email: murmurartscollective@gmail.com
Details of the work:
Choreographer: Tatiana Hassan, Myriam Verzat
Performers: Mitch Miyagawa, Valérie Mermet, Tatiana Hassan, Myriam Verzat
Year of creation: 2023
Lenght of work: 45 min
Preparation time required on site: 2h
Technical requirements required on-site: Clean area, table to distribute the headphones, tech table
Space required: concrete or grass, 15m by 15m (enough space for our stage and 80 spectators)
Community Engagement, Des voix dans mon corps / Voices in my body offers:
- Connected headphones which transports the audience in an immersive experience in the city
- Audience participation
- Simultaneous soundtracks in french and english available
- Playback workshop offered around the theme of the show: In this movement improvisation workshop, participants will have the opportunity to share about their own life experiences, and then experience the essence of that sharing reflected back to them through movement, dance and music. Participants do not require a background in dance or theatre to enjoy this taster workshop. Myriam will gently lead folks through a body and voice improvisation exploration, along with short forms of Playback Theatre. Participants are asked to bring comfortable clothes, a water bottle, and a journal.