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SEXE SYMBOLE

JONAS CHÉREAU & MADELEINE FOURNIER

Outline

In general terms, the English expression « sex symbol » means a star (idol) that has the potential to symbolise or represent a certain sexual ideal either feminine or masculine.
These “sex-symbols” are persons that are not necessarily beautiful or handsome but that possess some qualities that make them sexually attractive in a way or another.
Our particular interest in this notion of “sexe symbole” is to search for what it could mean if we took out the notion of sexual ideal that it is normally associated to.

The French denomination “sexe symbole” is an anglicism. We have chosen to use the French translation because we are interested in playing with the different meanings of the word “sexe” which referes in French to sexuality and also to the physical differences between male and female ( men and women), in other terms to a person’s genitals.
The project aims at dismantling the notion of “sexe symbole” by separating and dissecting the words “sexe” and “symbole”. What are the meanings of these words? How can we interpret them together by putting aside the notion of a sexual ideal? Trying to know what “sexe” means, is equivalent to asking ourselves: What is it the symbol of?
 

The “sexe symbole” of gender
The “sexe symbole” of classification
The “sexe symbole” of oppression
The “sexe symbole” of power
The “sexe symbole” of strength
The “sexe symbole” of pleasure
The “sexe symbole” of love
The “sexe symbole” of misery
The “sexe symbole” of embarrassment
The “sexe symbole” of modesty
The “sexe symbole” of whatʼs hidden
The “sexe symbole” of absence
The “sexe symbole” of eternity
The “sexe symbole” of reproduction
The “sexe symbole” of worlds
The “sexe symbole” of the opposite
The “sexe symbole” of the other

The “sexe symbole” is a half God
The “sexe symbole” is a story
The “sexe symbole” is unique
The “sexe symbole” is mysterious
The “sexe symbole” is an image
The “sexe symbole” is visible
The “sexe symbole” is concealed
The “sexe symbole” is looked at
The “sexe symbole” is admired
The “sexe symbole” is radiant
The “sexe symbole” is a light
The “sexe symbole” is a beast
The “sexe symbole” is a construction
The “sexe symbole” is an artist
The “sexe symbole” is unfathomable
The “sexe symbole” is untouchable
The “sexe symbole” is a cliché

Credits

Choreography, dance /// Madeleine Fournier and Jonas Chéreau
Dramaturgy /// Stephen Thompson
Coproduction : Théâtre de Vanves, Festival Ardenté (FR)
With the support of : Workspace Brussels (BE), Théâtre de Vanves (FR), La Métive (FR), Bains Connective (BE), Les Journées Danse Dense (FR).
Association (vzw) : La Dépose

 

Dates

Date 03/09/2012 - 08/09/2012 / Rosas

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