TELA MISSILIA ARMA

TELA MISSILIA ARMA is the tangible manifestation of the proximity of danger. People decide to organise themselves and live there, much like a village at the foot of a volcano. It is a vision of a life balanced between resolve and generosity. People engage in tireless and energetic exchanges; the interaction either deepens or turns sour, shifting from attachment to repulsion. The subjects of dispute are literally embodied by objects and props. There is a gap between what we project internally and what comes back to us. Added to this is what falls upon us: literally, without warning. TELA MISSILIA ARMA borrows the principle of a certain martial arts philosophy – surviving in the face of opposing forces – for the duration of a performance: to endure, receive and give within a fleeting moment until exhaustion.

One might imagine that there is no disconnect between our inner aspirations and our actions. Our inner impulses are reflected in our actions. These minute movements of the soul have physical and dizzying counterparts: the circus is equal to the challenges at stake. In martial arts philosophy, the concept of conflict is threefold: internal conflict, conflict with others and conflict with the world. The imprint of our will clashes with necessities. These conflicts create violent movements: thwarted, unexpressed or, conversely, visible. We are often too fragile to resist the everyday violence of life (relational, social and political). In this context, a collection of defensive moves (arma), attacks (tela) and throws (missilia) triggers a series of physical and visual questions and answers through imagery and metaphor in the face of danger.

Conception, texte, mise en scène & composition musicale : Tsirihaka Harrivel
Direction artistique : Vimala Pons
Interprètes : Charlotte Le Hir, Louise Mariotte, (troisième en cours)
Régie générale : François Boulet
Création et régie lumière : Alice Panziera
Motorisation : Nicolas Picot
Rédaction de projet : Louise Simon
Direction de production : Mathieu Hilléreau - Les Indépendances
Production : TOUT ÇA / QUE ÇA.
Coproductions : Le Lieu Unique Nantes, Le Volcan scène nationale du Havre, Scène nationale / Théâtre d'Orléans, CENTQUATRE-Paris, La Villa Kujoyama dans le cadre du programme postrésidence avec le soutien de l’Institut français, de l’Institut français du Japon et de la Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, Les Halles de Schaerbeek Bruxelles, (en cours). Avec le soutien de la Fondation BNP Paribas.
Soutiens à la résidence : Plateforme 2 Pôles Cirque en Normandie - La Brèche à Cherbourg, 3 bis f - Centre d’arts contemporains arts vivants & arts visuels Aix-en-Provence, la Ménagerie de verre dans le cadre du dispositif StudioLab. Tsirihaka Harrivel et Vimala Pons sont artistes associé·es au Lieu Unique (Nantes) et au CENTQUATRE-PARIS. TOUT ÇA / QUE ÇA est conventionné par le Ministère de la Culture - DRAC Île-de-France.