Musician and canonised hymnographer of the Byzantine Empire, Kassia of Constantinople stands among the earliest known female composers of the Middle Ages whose scores have survived the passage of time. Her legacy has inspired choreographer Lara Barsacq to embark on a journey through time and culture. Blending archives, fictional narratives, documentary elements, autobiography and ritual, Barsacq masterfully weaves light and dialogue between our present and the women history has too often forgotten.
On stage, eight dancers and/or singers explore the duality between the divine and the demonic, the confluence of East and West, and the sources of polyphony. The stage is draped with curtains and banners inspired by medieval and contemporary imagery. Moving landscapes for a journey through time, from the distant past to the near future.
After IDA don't cry me love (2019) and La grande nymphe (2023), Kassia Undead is Lara Barsacq’s third piece to be performed at Les Brigittines.
Rencontre avec les artistes après la représentation
Rencontre avec les artistes après la représentation
Concept, choreography, dramaturgy Lara Barsacq
Creation, Performance Cate Hortl, Marta Capaccioli, Tarek Halaby, Aymara Parola, Klara Verkin, Els Mondelaers, Agnès Potié, Emma Laroche-Brassié
Music Creation Cate Hortl
Music Kassia de Constantinople
Light Design Estelle Gautier
Artistic Advice Gaël Santisteva
Vocal Coaching Jean-Baptiste Veyret-Logerias
Art Historian Brunella Danna Allegrini
Props, Set Design Ateliers Indigo – Alexandra Siebert, Alice Forsberg, Clara Vandebotermet, Jean Everarts, Magali Cote, Patricia Calà (assisted by Lily Sato, Adrien Vermont, Maya de Mondragon and Corinne Chotycki)
Screen Printing Frédéric Jamagne
Set design intern Teo Verougstraete
Costumes Lara Barsacq
Costume Production Catherine Somers and les Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège
Stage manager Emma Laroche-Brassié
Sound engineer Benoit Pelé
Administration, production Mélanie Jourdan, Myriam Chekhemani, Elisabeth Maréchal (La chouette diffusion)
Communication, distribution Quentin Legrand (Rue Branly)
Les Brigittines would like to thank Marie Baudet for the text (FR)
Production Gilbert & Stock
Coproduction Théâtre de Liège, Charleroi danse – Centre Chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Les Brigittines, December Dance (Concertgebouw Brugge & CC Brugge), DC&J Création, Cité musicale-Metz, La Briqueterie CDCN
Creation residencies Charleroi danse, Théâtre de Liège, Grand Studio, La Briqueterie CDCN, CSC – Centro per la scena contemporanea
Supported by Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Grand Studio, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral belge et d’Inver Tax Shelter
Lara Barsacq is welcomed as a guest artist at the Théâtre de Liège (2024–2028) and in residence at the Cité musicale-Metz (2024–2026)