A short mesmerising clip from “Celui Qui Tombe” (He who falls) – an extraordinary dance spectacle created by choreographer Yoann Bourgeois and performed on a spinning platform that allows the dancers to appear to run on the spot and lean at seemingly impossible angles. To wit:
Lowered into a horizontal position, this structure begins to revolve, slowly at first, then faster. Subjected to increasing centrifugal force, the dancers cluster together, their bodies inclining inwards at ever more acute angles. Individuals depart the group and make exploratory sorties, circling the platform as if battling against a great wind.
That was you last night so it was.
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