Empty moves (part I, II & III)
2004, 2007 and 2014
After creating Empty moves (part I) in 2004, followed by (part II) in 2007, Angelin Preljocaj wished to pursue his study of movement based on the work Empty Words by John Cage. Empty moves (part III) will be completed in time for the opening of the Montpellier Danse festival in 2014. On this occasion, the work will be presented in its entirety.
Empty moves consists of actions and movements inspired by the words and phonemes read by John Cage at the Teatro Lirico in Milan and recorded live on December 2nd, 1977. The notion of an alienation effect, the deconstruction of movement and a new expression of choreographic phrasing prevail over the definition and essence of the movements. Thus the piece establishes a link with Henry David Thoreau’s text, which was the inspiration for John Cage, and a connection to the unflinching determination of the instigator of that evening in Milan.
Around the creation
BEHIND THE SCENES
Empty moves
Behind the scenes of the creation Empty moves !
PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES
SORTIE DE SCÈNE – GRÉGOIRE KORGANOW
Discover the series of photos Sortie de scène by Grégoire Korganow – Festival Montpellier Danse 2014.
POSTER
PAVILLON NOIR (SEASON 2014/2015)
Visual for 2014 creation – Empty moves
Graphic design – Deux-Ponts Manufacture d’Histoires