Works: Stanley Ollivier

Valérianne Poidevin

Spine of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit

Spine Of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit is a performance that draws from individual and collective narratives to create an experience with sonic, visual, spatial and dancing elements.

Stanley Ollivier’s new work takes as a starting point the community building power of POC belonging spaces in order to reformulate familiar choreographic approaches. Together with performers Lily Brieu Nguyen and Mamadou Wagué, they explore everyday reality and social changes through a danced language that reflects the interrelations between the intimate, the body and the creation of a guarded, safe space.   

These audio traces are an attempt at cultivating new artistic languages, shaping and offering another space of creation inside the conception of an oeuvre.

Thank you to Kiosk Radio, Sékou Séméga, Marie Umuhoza and Audrey Merilus for their contribution to the radio sets.


Credits

Concept, artistic direction Stanley Ollivier Creation, choreography, performance Lily Brieu Nguyen, Mamadou Wagué, Stanley Ollivier
Music, sound design Villads Klint with zithers by Victoria Mingot, saxophone by Jacob Marstrand Loyanae & kompa mix by Stanley Ollivier Dramaturgy Audrey Merilus, Marie Umuhoza Scenography Lou Cocody-Valentino Costume design Godwin Agossah Vocal coach Laryssa Kim Lighting design, technical management Ivan Cascon Video Direction Valérianne Poidevin Production HIROS Co-production Kaaitheater, workspacebrussels, KAAP, kunstencentrum BUDA, Schouwburg Kortrijk, VIERNULVIER, La Bellone, Arsenic, Be My Guest Residencies Accueil Studio-La Briqueterie CDCN (FR), TanzHaus Zürich (CH), HAUT Scene (DK), workspacebrussels (BE), STUK Leuven (BE), kunstencentrum BUDA (BE), Kunstenwerkplaats (BE), GC De Krie- kelaar (BE) With support from the Flemish Community, the Flemish Community Commission Special thanks to Matias, Maria, Soa, Sékou, Benjamin, Alexandre, and Marie D.V.

Dig deeper

Filip Vest article on Spine of Desire on bastard blog (EN, 18.06.2024)Interview with Stanley Ollivier on Spine of Desire in residency at La Bellone (FR, 13.09.2024)