MWON'D was presented form December 7 to 10, 2022

at the Agora de la danse

"In MWON’D, we transcend the human world in an attempt to resolve the

equation of catastrophe." | Rhodnie Désir

MWON’D, steeped in Creole and French etymology – moun (human, being), world, mwen (me) and anmwe (distress cry) – is a call to lucidity in the face of the dichotomous actions that humans sculpt along their path. The work draws a parallel between the human body and the matter as a body. By matter we mean aluminum, in its processed form, ubiquitous in our daily lives and overexploited, and in its raw state and natural space (AL13). This ode to the intelligence of the environment gives rise, through the body, to an intimate dialogue between what unifies and opposes these pluralistic materials (malleability, oxydation, lightness, transmutation). At the heart of these questions lies accelerating the pace of climate change, to be addressed with urgency and mindfulness, in step with the teachings of nature.

In MWON'D, each element (sound, light, human, aluminum) is an essential voice aligned with the organicity of nature, and it takes place in a sculptural manner, thereby lending itself to a slow and deliberate look at the vulnerability of our being.

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Credits

Co-production

RD Créations

Agora de la danse

Creation partners

Conseil des arts du Canada

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

Conseil des arts de Montréal

Agora de la danse

Place des arts

Créateurs en mouvement (Danse Danse and Arsenal art contemporain)

Choreographer, artistic director, compositor and vocal performer

Rhodnie Désir 

Performers

Elisabeth-Anne Dorléans, Aurélie Ann Figaro, Jessica Gauthier, Gregory "Krypto" Selinger, James Viveiros

Lighting designer and scenography consultant

Öykü Onder

*From the original scenography of Hubert Lafore.

Compositor

Engone Endong

Costume designer

Vincent la Kuach

Rehearsal Director

Isabelle Poirier

Senior Artistic Consultant

Philip Szporer

Technical Director

Romane Bocquet

RD Créations would like to thank all the environmental specialists who shared their knowledge during interviews.

Thank you also to all our collaborators present during the first phase of creation in 2016. Performers: Joe Danny “Dingo” Aurélien, Sarah Elola, Gregory “Krypto” Selinger, Natalia Sirdey. Lighting design and technical direction: Jonathan Barro. Scenography: Hubert Lafore.