Studio Rue Dance presents the U.S. Premier of Clinic
Choregrapher Byb Chanel Bibene
It happens before your eyes. The face becomes a mask, the tortured body falls apart before the madness and bestiality of man against man. – Byb Chanel Bibene
Clinic presents the question – How does one speak, loudly and clearly, of the degradation of societies led by people who ignore the strength of their inner character? Gazing upon what is happening across all the horizons of the world, the dance in Clinic seeks to be a societal dance that examines the human being in all its judgments, ignorance and most unjustified acts. Clinic interrogates the function of words that are written or spoken yesterday, today and tomorrow. Faced with the multiplicity of chaos caused by the guardians of order in the world, these words of reproach must be heard—for they are trying to stop the destruction of today.
Clinic calls for the restoration of the Mbongui (provide pronunciation). Mbongui is the Bantu word that refers to the central square in traditional African villages. The Mbongui served as a communal meeting place where neighbors and families passed on stories and legends that served to teach and to preserve knowledge. The village center was a place of discourse and a place of hospitality, where wise words and honest counsel could unravel that which was twisted up.
Living on the periphery or the outside is not what is being advocated. What we need is a convergence to facilitate interchange between people. Now is the time to return to the Mbongui, the time to take action and to speak about all that is being said. In Clinic, by the body's reaction, the dance serves as a springboard between words and the recovery of their meanings. Clinic seeks to circumscribe the question of dance and the act of moving our bodies in the factor of Time. What moves the performer's limbs at the moment when he stands up in his living environment, in the midst of what he truly sees and hears?
Clinic calls for the restoration of the Mbongui (provide pronunciation). Mbongui is the Bantu word that refers to the central square in traditional African villages. The Mbongui served as a communal meeting place where neighbors and families passed on stories and legends that served to teach and to preserve knowledge. The village center was a place of discourse and a place of hospitality, where wise words and honest counsel could unravel that which was twisted up.
Living on the periphery or the outside is not what is being advocated. What we need is a convergence to facilitate interchange between people. Now is the time to return to the Mbongui, the time to take action and to speak about all that is being said. In Clinic, by the body's reaction, the dance serves as a springboard between words and the recovery of their meanings. Clinic seeks to circumscribe the question of dance and the act of moving our bodies in the factor of Time. What moves the performer's limbs at the moment when he stands up in his living environment, in the midst of what he truly sees and hears?
Clinic will be presented at SFIAF on May 20, 22, 23, 2010
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