° The Ephemeral life of an octopus ° ‘There is the ancient, religious idea that man is the unhappy combination of beast and god: if only we were divine, we would be liberated, immortal spirit; if only we were beast, we could be content in our instinctive ignorance’. Thomas Stern, 'The Human and the Octopus' The Ephemeral Life of an Octopus is absurd and grotesque, playful and liberating. It questions the strangeness of having a body: healthy and vigorous, suffering and damaged, punctured and probed, wild and animalistic. Based on the choreographer's personal experience of ovarian cancer, the piece is inspired by studies of the evolution of cancer cells and the lived experience of illness. At once scientific, philosophical and visceral, the piece looks at the dysfunction, chaos and vibrant life force of the body from within and without. CREDITS Choreographer and Director: Léa Tirabasso With the collaboration of the Dancers: Catarina Barbosa, Alistair Goldsmith, Joachim Maudet, Rosie Terry Toogood Composer: Martin Durov Project Manager: Mathis Junet Associate Producer: Hattie Gregory Scientific advisors: Adeola Olaitan, François Eisinger Philosophy advisors: Thomas Stern > link to Thomas Stern's essay below < Animal Transformation Coach: Gabrielle Moleta Video by: Danilo Moroni SUPPORTS Co-produced by: Kinneksbond Mamer, TROIS C-L Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois (LU), KLAP Maison pour la Danse Marseille (FR) Commissioned by: The Place London, DanceXchange Birmingham, NSCD Leeds (UK) Supported: Dance City Newcastle, South East Dance, GFTA Arts Council England (UK) ; Fondation Indépendance, Ministère de la Culture (LU) Thanks to the Wellcome Collection Thanks to Eve Appeal, Cancer Research UK FUTURE DATES 8/02/19 Kinneksbond Mamer (LU) 28/02/19 DanceXchange Birmingham (UK) 02/03/19 The Place London (UK) 09/03/19 Riley Theatre, NSCD Leeds (UK) 16/03/19 KLAP Maison pour la Danse Marseille (FR) More info > www.leatirabasso.com Know more about gynae cancer > https://eveappeal.org.uk Thomas Stern 'The Human and the octopus > https://thepointmag.com/2011/examined-life/the-human-and-the-octopus CONTACT Touring & international development La Magnanerie MAG.I.C MAGnanerie International Cooperation Victor Leclère 0033 (0)1 43 36 37 12 victor@magnanerie-spectacle.com www.magnanerie-spectacle.com lipsticktracesasbl@gmail.com

° The Ephemeral life of an octopus ° ‘There is the ancient, religious idea that man is the unhappy combination of beast and god: if only we were divine, we would be liberated, immortal spirit; if only we were beast, we could be content in our instinctive ignorance’. Thomas Stern, 'The Human and the Octopus' The Ephemeral Life of an Octopus is absurd and grotesque, playful and liberating. It questions the strangeness of having a body: healthy and vigorous, suffering and damaged, punctured and probed, wild and animalistic. Based on the choreographer's personal experience of ovarian cancer, the piece is inspired by studies of the evolution of cancer cells and the lived experience of illness. At once scientific, philosophical and visceral, the piece looks at the dysfunction, chaos and vibrant life force of the body from within and without. CREDITS Choreographer and Director: Léa Tirabasso With the collaboration of the Dancers: Catarina Barbosa, Alistair Goldsmith, Joachim Maudet, Rosie Terry Toogood Composer: Martin Durov Lighting Designer: Nicolas Tremblay Project Manager: Mathis Junet Associate Producer: Hattie Gregory Scientific advisors: Adeola Olaitan, François Eisinger Philosophy advisors: Thomas Stern > link to Thomas Stern's essay below < Animal Transformation Coach: Gabrielle Moleta Video by: Bohumil Kostohryz SUPPORTS Co-produced by: Kinneksbond Mamer, TROIS C-L Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois (LU), KLAP Maison pour la Danse Marseille (FR) Commissioned by: The Place London, DanceXchange Birmingham, NSCD Leeds (UK) Supported: Dance City Newcastle, South East Dance, GFTA Arts Council England (UK) ; Fondation Indépendance, Ministère de la Culture (LU) Thanks to the Wellcome Collection Thanks to Eve Appeal, Cancer Research UK More info > leatirabasso.com Know more about gynae cancer > eveappeal.org.uk Thomas Stern 'The Human and the octopus > thepointmag.com/2011/examined-life/the-human-and-the-octopus CONTACT Touring & international development La Magnanerie MAG.I.C MAGnanerie International Cooperation Victor Leclère 0033 (0)1 43 36 37 12 victor@magnanerie-spectacle.com www.magnanerie-spectacle.com lipsticktracesasbl@gmail.com