David Mambouch opens a fascinating cinematic view onto “the other side of the mirrors” – the stage set of this piece, which was celebrated worldwide and at ImPulsTanz in 2006, 2009 and 2021, consists of no less than 50 of them. Maguy Marin, one of France’s most important choreographers, combines dance, theatre and profound social commitment. In Umwelt, nine performers appear and disappear, over and over again – in a wind reminiscent of Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History, tugging at the performers who cling tenaciously to their “normal” lives in a demonic whirl of noise – in front of and behind the mirrors.
With: Ulises Alvarez, Kaïs Chouibi, Chandra Grangean, Louise Mariotte, Lise Messina, Isabelle Missal, Paul Pedebideau, Rolando Rocha, Ennio Sammarco
Director: David Mambouch
Image: Pierre Grange
Operators: Pierre Grange, David Mambouch, Pascaline Manachère
Machinery: Coralie Verdier
Sound engineer: Philippe Vincent
Data manager: Pascaline Manachère
Calibration: Pierre Grange, David Mambouch
Editing and mixing: David Mambouch
Production manager: Laure Delavier
Production: Compagnie Maguy Marin
Coproduction: Lux – Scène nationale de Valence
This film was shot at the Comédie de Saint-Etienne – CDN in May 2022
