Residency 16 > 20 March 2026
Trembling comes from the concept of trembling proposed by the poet and philosopher Édouard Glissant. In the tradition of Aimé Césaire, who conceived of creolization as a necessary (hybrid) relationship to the world, Glissant viewed trembling as a poetic, political, and corporeal experience that connects the body to the earth, to memory, to vibration. It is this movement that connects beings, dismantles certainties, and opens a space for listening to the world. The relationship to the other and to the world is never fixed but rather characterized by a constant oscillation, a perpetual readjustment, a perpetual trembling.
With Trembling, the Dodescaden company explores trembling as a space of encounter, memory, and resistance. Laurence Maillot, a Creole choreographer and dancer born in La Réunion, intertwines her history with that of Jérémy Démesmaeker, a dancer and musician born in Belgium. From this encounter emerges a decolonial gesture — a dance of listening and displacement.
Concept and performance: Laurence Maillot
Sound design and live performance: Jérémy Démesmaeker
Production: Mali Kadi – Cio Dodescaden
Partners:
SCENE 44 . n + n Corsino, Marseille Objectif Danse, La Zouze - Cie Christophe Haleb - Dans Les Parages, Lavoir Théâtre - Menton, L’Agit Théâtre-Toulouse, T.A.B-Nice, Cie de l’Embrayage à Paillettes - Nice, Université Nice Côte d’Azur, ARIC – Association Internationale de Recherche Interculturelle -La Réunion et en cours : DRAC Paca, Region Sud, Département des Bouches du Rhône, Ville de Marseille, Klap – Maison pour la danse, DAC Réunion, CND Pantin
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