HABITAT
Transformation | Emigration | Growth
Solo || 50 minutes
Habitat is a multidisciplinary solo inspired by the life cycle of hermit crabs, serving as a metaphor for the artist's emigration journey from Uruguay to Canada. Hermit crabs don’t have a shell; instead, they house themselves in objects according to their size. As they grow, their object becomes limiting and uncomfortable, so they look for a new one.
This multidisciplinary piece combines movement, sound, a paper sculpture named Hermes (made of 600 articulated paper cones) and lighting. All elements are controlled in real time by the performer, which serves as her shell, her habitat. The lighting and sculpture create beautiful visual effects reminiscent of aurora borealis. All these elements make of Habitat a hypnotic poetic experience with an aquatic eerie atmosphere.
Creative Team
Choreography and performance: Bettina Szabo
Sculpture: Jacinthe Derasp
Music composer: Ana Dall'Ara Majek, Joel Lavoie
Dramaturge: Morena Prats
Costume and wearable electronics: Alexandra Bachmayer
Rehearsal Director: Laurie-Anne Langis
Spatialization: Thibaut Carpentier
Management: Olivier Parent
Press quotes
Spatialized music bursts from everywhere, runs through our spine. This short, accomplished creation is a work of proximity. — Nayla Naoufal, Le Devoir
[...] beautiful images are created with strength and brilliance throughout the play. — DF Danse
Upcoming events:
Tanzmesse 2022, BIDAM 2022, CINARS 2022
Presented at:
La Fundicion, Bilbao 2022
Tangente, Montreal 2020
Parcours Danse 2019, Montreal, 2019
Festival ZH, Montreal, 2017
Métamorphose, Studio 303, Montreal, 2016
With the generous support and collaboration of
