May 29th – June 1st, 2025 Festival TransAmériques, Montreal
75 minutes
A Space of Mourning
How do we navigate a world hurtling toward its destruction, violently shaken by the ravages of imperialism? In the face of political and environmental collapse, Charlie Khalil Prince and Olivia Tapiero contemplate, hint, and insist, establishing a suspended time in order to meditate on violence, dehumanization, and solidarity. They ground their movements in plural and interconnected states of body that highlight our collective condition. In an intricate counterpoint of motifs and textures, the musical experimentation that shapes this work is a direct extension of the artists’ reflections.
Part concert, part installation, concerto combines theatrical, visual, choreographic, and sonic landscapes to create an astonishing and vital space of mourning where politics and poetics meet.