In residence at the CCN in Grenoble
March 11 to 15, 2024
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French premiere June 6 & 7, 2024 at KLAP, Marseille (FRA).
CONCEPT / CREATION: Katerina Andreou
PERFORMANCE: Katerina Andreou, Lily Brieu Nguyen, Baptiste Cazaux, Melissa Guex
SOUND DESIGN: Katerina Andreou with Cristian Sotomayor
SET DESIGN AND LIGHTING: Yannick Fouassier
EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS: Costas Kekis
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Thomas Roulleau Gallais
PRODUCTION / DISTRIBUTION MANAGER: Elodie Perrin
PRODUCTION: BARK
CO-PRODUCERS: CCN de Caen en Normandie as part of the “Associate Artist” program, Athens Epidaurus Festival, T2G Théâtre de Genevilliers, Festival d’Automne in Paris, Kunstenfestivaldesarts Brussels, Next Festival, ADC Geneva, Les Subs – a vibrant hub for artistic experiences, Lyon, Maison de la Danse, Lyon - European Creation Hub –, CCN de Grenoble as part of the studio residency program, CCNR, National Choreographic Center of Rillieux-la-Pape, ICI—CCN Montpellier Occitanie / directed by Christian Rizzo, KLAP Maison pour la danse in Marseille
RESIDENCY HOSTING: Espace Pasolini, Kunstencentrum BUDA Kortrijk
WITH THE SUPPORT OF: the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Department of Cultural Affairs, the Caisse des Dépôts, and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
The creation of Bless This Mess began at the Watermill Center – A Laboratory for Performance in April 2023
© Hélène Robert
In residence at the CCN in Grenoble
March 11 to 15, 2024
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French premiere June 6 & 7, 2024 at KLAP, Marseille (FRA).
In an attempt to regain strength, but also to build a space of trust for indispensable resistance, Katerina Andreou asks the question: how can confusion be turned into a tool, a strategy for creation?
For her first group piece, the artist, dancer, choreographer and musician is basing herself on what she calls a "constant noise", an autobiographical state but situated in a society whose reference points seem to shift to such an extent that instability and doubt are inevitable. Bless This Mess is born in this bubbling space, full of blind spots, which creates momentum and an irrepressible desire to act/react, with others.
In this piece, Katerina Andreou attempts to place choreographic and sound work in a place of necessity, and to leave room for absurdity and play - the only way to fabricate a genuine space of respite and joy.
Born in Athens, Katerina Andreou is a dancer, choreographer and musician based in France. She develops a physical practice specific to each project, seeking states of presence that often challenge notions of authority and censorship. She creates the sound environment of her pieces herself, which becomes her principal dramaturgical tool.
