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SIERRANEVADA

Centered around the exploration of the contemporary human condition, my artistic approach focuses on the notion of kinesthetic experience and how the uniqueness of this experience can be transmitted to an audience.

I recently discovered "collapsology," a neologism coined by Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens, which refers to a multidisciplinary field of study addressing the potential collapse of our post-industrial civilizations. The authors/researchers emphasize the importance of the voices of artists, philosophers, and poets, and the invention of new narratives far from the apocalyptic clichés bombarded ad nauseam by the mass media.

Navigating between control and letting go, SIERRANEVADA is nothing more or less than an exercise, a laboratory practice where the performer/creator strives to explore the intricacies of their imagination.

This practice acts as a form of resistance, echoing what Naomi Klein calls “the colonization of our imaginations by neoliberalism,” in order to deconstruct or reconstruct a world that aligns more closely with our intimate and universal aspirations.

"Sierranevada, a solo by Manuel Roque and a piece of minimalist, deeply embodied aesthetics, rests on a strong interrelation between form and idea, visual coherence, and the rigor of the project (...) SIERRANEVADA is a journey through a body deprived of thought, a purely physical act. Breath is essential here, as are balance, muscle tone, and willpower."

G. Massoutre, Jeu, revue de théâtre, June 2, 2021.

Photos: Marilène Bastien

Creation : Manuel Roque
Choreography and Performance: Manuel Roque or Nils Levazeux
Artistic advice – Dramaturgy – Rehearsal directors: Lucie Vigneault et Sophie Corriveau. 
Costumes - Set Design: Marilène Bastien
Music: Manuel Roque

Duration : 50 minutes
Premiere: Festival TransAmériques - Montreal - June 2020.

Production: Cie Manuel Roque

Co-production: FTA, Les Brigittines (Brussels), La Rotonde (Quebec City), l’Agora de la Danse (Montreal), Atelier de Paris CDCN (Paris)

Development: Marie-Andrée Gougeon (DLD)

 

This project received support from La Briquetterie (Vitry), Circuit-Est Centre Chorégraphique (Montreal), the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Montreal Arts Council.

This project was granted a technical residency at Théâtre La Chapelle (Montreal).​​

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