“Some people want to go to Mars, but we prefer to go and fall in love.”

Adrien Mondot and Claire Bardainne have invented En amour, a striking immersive and interactive experience that exists at the intersection of a live performance and a visual art installation.

In a large, uncluttered space, beautiful, poetic videos are projected in front of and beneath the audience. Each person’s body forms an integral part of the work, existing in movement and immersed in both the image and the spatialized music.

Walking barefoot through this environment, we plunge into a story that is both personal and collective. Inspired by love, this is an intimate story that gradually opens up to something bigger than ourselves.

Distribution

2024 creation commissioned by the Musée de la Musique – Philharmonie de ParisTeamConcept, artistic direction, images, and set design: Claire Bardainne, Adrien Mondot Composition, sound design, saxophone: Laurent Bardainne Concept and writing of story: Claire Bardainne Concept and development of computer systems: Adrien Mondot, Eva Décorps, Loïs Drouglazet Stage management: Jean-Marc Lanoë Sound engineering, mixing: Thibaut Javoy Narrative voices: Claire Bardainne Singing: November Ultra Horn: Camille Lebréquier Strings: Oriane Pocard Kieny, Théo Ceccaldi, Valentin Ceccaldi Harp: Christophe ‘Disco’ Minck Piano and synthesizers: Arnaud Roulin Dramaturgy consulting: Karthika Naïr Thanks to: Charlotte Farcet, Stéfanie James, Philippe Chaurand, Tamás Nagy Administration: Marek Vuiton, assisted by Mathis Guyetand Technical management: Raphaël Guénot Production and distribution: Joanna Rieussec, assisted by Adèle Béhar Production: Margaux Fritsch, Delphine Teypaz, Juli Allard-Schaefer Production: Musée de la Musique — Philharmonie de Paris, Adrien M & Claire B Executive producers: Adrien M & Claire B Executive producers (music): Matthieu Gazier / Ekleroshock

Acknowledgements

Coproduction: Chroniques – Biennial of Digital Imaginations, Archaos – Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque, and Lieux Publics national center for the street arts and art in public spaces as part of the CHRONIQUES CRÉATIONS platform Support: With the support of the CNC national cinema center and the fund for animated images [SCAN] – Préfet for Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Residence at Villa Albertine – French Embassy in the United States Compagnie Adrien M & Claire B is subsidized by DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and supported by the City of Lyon

Biography

Claire Bardainne is a visual artist with a background in graphic arts and set design. Adrien Mondot is a multidisciplinary artist, computer scientist, and juggler. As part of the Adrien M & Claire B company, they create shows and installations in the fields of the visual and performing arts. Their audacious projects place the body at the heart of the images while combining artisanal and digital elements.

Tickets

Every Saturday and Sunday 18 Jan. to 9 Feb.

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