MANON SERVAGE
ECLIPSE
ECLIPSE
Eclipse is a neoclassical dance performance that seamlessly merges the pulsating energy of club culture with the expressive elegance ballet. This electrifying performance invites audiences into a world where rhythm becomes the language that unites diverse dance forms.
The dancers showcase innovative technical movement on pointe blending it with street styles. The use of pointe shoes as a central element adds an additional layer of challenge and intrigue, elevating the performance to new heights of sophistication and style.
As the performance goes on, a contagious feeling of rave starts to appear and builds up until the audience is also embarking on this journey with the performers till the end of the night Eclipse offering audiences a thrilling sensory experience that transcends boundaries and connects disparate worlds. Through its fusion of club culture and neoclassical dance, this groundbreaking piece invites viewers to explore the rich intersections between art, music, and movement, leaving them inspired and exhilarated long after the performance ends
CAST AND CREATIVES
CHOREOGRAPHER : Manon Servage
DANCERS : Zach Parkin, Wil Trash, Michael Jerome Sinnung, Michaela Marrable, Mayuko Suzuki
MUSIC : Emptyset, Lakker, Alessandro Cortini, Ben Frost
COSTUME : Sari Usai
LIGHTING : Manon Servage
REVIEWS
Manon Servage’s Eclipse plunges ballet into the world of a high-end fashion show or queer kink night. Six performers, in nude cloth and black leather, conduct a disciplined display of athleticism en pointe, posing with legs thrown up impossibly high to throbbing club music. Just as their impressive but austere movements threaten to wear thin, the tone shifts, relaxing into something more collaborative, and less regimented. The dancers fluently support each other to jump across the stage, exercising a freedom that gives a satisfying counterbalance to the earlier half.
_ Nia Evans
Manon Servage’sEclipse focuses on dance itself. Six performers, regardless of gender, all perform en pointe. The contemporary ballet vocabulary they use is both expansive and forceful, effectively neutralising gendered distinctions in movement. The duets that emerge throughout the piece also depart from the traditional gender roles of classical ballet—where the male typically supports and the female is presented. Instead, whether in duets or trios, the roles of support and display shift fluidly between genders, never fixed to any single dancer.
_ Zhenzhen Yan
