LA CITÉ RADIEUSE, SCENOGRAPHY

Le Corbusier’s modern dream, embodied in Marseille by the Maison du Fada, becomes the starting point for a reflection on the “world city” and its non-places, on the global Radiant City where, as Flamand emphasizes, “the human body is subjected to incessant flows of energy and images, immersed in the infinite ramifications of networks.”
The conceived stage design is based on the idea of ​​a shattering of perception. It consists of several large mesh screens extending to the four corners of the stage and designed to human scale, echoing Le Corbusier’s Modulor. Lightweight yet sturdy, they are veritable staging objects that the dancers can manipulate as they please: touch, turn, move, or walk around. The mesh reflects the ballet’s lights, which bounce freely off the panels and the dancers’ bodies. On the floor, a grid guides the dancers, helping them orient themselves and position themselves. In the background, projected, is Le Corbusier’s Modulor: a double play is established between the projections of the image and those of the dancers, who multiply on the stage. The mesh panels on which they flutter create entrechats, transforming the stage into a veritable ice rink of men and metal.