The timeless moment

From various piano works by Debussy woven with Murail's"Territoires de l'oubli", Alain Franco creates a musical structure that forms the basis of the installation and which he will play himself on the piano during the performances. The only performer on stage will be a blind person. Her way of perceiving the sensations caused by listening to music is unique and unrepeatable. She senses more directly how other people feel joy, sadness or fear. Through this unique approachshe will bring the audience closer to her musical perception. The way in which this is done - verbally, gestically, choreographically, performatively – is far from any attempt of representation. It is just what is happening inside her in the present moment and it can be different any day.

Inspired by impressionist depictions of large lily pad lakes, the installation also uses water, a mobile element without a defined form, whose dark surface and color, as an inverted mirror of the outside, change depending on the music, temperature fluctuations and light effects.  The audience is invited to question the way they receive music, to ask themselves if leaving the evening something has changed inside them.