Le Soupir du Sable
Fado and dance duo, 2024
Zoë & Philippe De Sousa
Le soupir du sable is a moment of connection between a father, Philippe De Sousa, a Portuguese guitarist, and his daughter, Zoë De Sousa, a dancer.
The duo is rooted in a shared past : the culture of fado, its songs and its vitality. Drawing on this heritage, the two artists develop their current artistic practices (contemporary dance for one, modular synthesisers for the other), thereby opening up a new creative landscape where traditional and electronic music, song and dance, daughter and father meet.
Le soupir du sable brings together stories linked to fado, destined to be transformed and reinterpreted, at the heart of a filial and artistic dialogue.
© Fabienne Huygevelde
cast
creation and performance
Zoë De Sousa, Philippe De Sousa
costumes May De Sousa, Judikaël
set design Aurélia Martin
lighting Louise Rustan
artistic consultant Floriane De Gracia
production Claudia Poulsen, Laboratoire Robespierre
special thanks to Fabienne and Sylvie Huygevelde, Nathalie Pubellier, Jean Gaudin, Wanjiru Kamuyu, Mélusine Mayance, Corentin Nagler, Didier Serciat and Deborah Salmir
partners
Théâtre Berthelot, Municipalité de Montreuil / Centre National de la Danse / Centre des Bords de Marne, Le Perreux-sur-Marne / Maison du Portugal / Distillerie, Terrasson-Lavilledieu / La Scène Faramine / Atelier Brice Coupey / Théâtre de La Cité Internationale / Atelier de création Lisière Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors / Espace Pasolini / Briqueterie CDCN
with the support of the DRAC Ile-de-France and SPEDIDAM
performance programme
We offer « Le soupir du sable » as the first part of a mixed-programme evening
OR « Le soupir du sable » + a fado concert, performed by Tânia Raquel Caetano, Nuno Estevens and Philippe De Sousa.
© Alexandre Lard
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