Mladi levi: DOWN (SINGLE VERSION)

In Down (single version), the dancer Mélissa Guex takes over the streets, squares and other public spaces with raw power, captivating the attention of festival audiences and casual passers-by alike with her explosive and magnetic presence. In dialogue with drummer Clément Grin, she is an irresistible force that expands and subsides in dance, offering the possibility to ascend or descend together after a collective ecstasy.
Through her choreography and dance, Mélissa Guex navigates the boundaries between theatre and nightlife, exploring the potential of change through costume design and treating public spaces as both a playground and a testing ground for the possibilities of developing her movement.
“Down describes the moments of descent after ecstasy, the wave of depression, the sensation of the body letting go and the mind becoming detached. Through these exchanges, I question the rhythm of the descent, the music of the ascent, the body that freezes or follows this drumbeat of emotions.” Mélissa Guex

Concept and performance: Mélissa Guex
Drums: Clément Grin
Sound design: Charlotte Vuissoz
Costume design: Lucie Meyer
Artistic advice: Bast Hippocrate
Administration and production: Amandine Bula
Production: Cie Sumo
Supported by: Théâtre Sévelin 36 – Lausanne, Go Go Go – Le Grütli – Centre de production et de diffusion des Arts vivants – Genève, Supernova Rimini, Santarcangelo Festival, Venere in Teatro et New Echo System – Venezia, Festival Les Rencontre à l’Echelle – Marseille, Les SUBS – Lyon, JUNE EVENTS, festival de l’Atelier de Paris / CDCN
Support for touring: CORODIS, Pro Helvetia, Turizem Ljubljana

Photo by: Martynas Plepys