DESCEND
A PIÈCE BY ELÉONORE VALÈRE-LACHKY
PRESS
“ While Héloïse Jadoul's voice-over recounts the story in a striking blend of strength and emotion, Violette Wanty dances it without ever falling into the illustration of the facts we are told. Here, the body carries the frenzy of the beginnings, the movement of the waves that capsize us, the hesitations, the sudden flights, the collapses, the attempts to get back up... And this parallel evolution between an intimate story and a dancing body keeps us constantly on the edge of our seats and shakes us to the core.”
★★★ LE SOIR /J.M Wynants
INTERVIEW RADIO RTBF / VRT 07/10/24
Eléonore Valère-Lachky from 24 min
” Wonderfull text ” Cindya Izzarelli / KIOSK
"When the symbiosis between sound, text, and movement is perfect, dance never seeks to merely illustrate the message. The intimate story and choreography evolve side by side, weaving together a profoundly moving tale."
★★★★ Didier Beclard/ Le Suricate
INTERVIEW LA LIBRE BELGIQUE / Stéphanie Bocart
EMISSION RADIO KIOSK/RTBF 06/03/25
Interview’ Eléonore Valère-Lachky from 20min
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SYNOPSIS
DESCEND is a poetic portrait of a woman standing before the sea. Unsettled by its motion, its waves, its pull, she no longer remembers why she shouldn’t jump. Through dance and narration, her story explores the dual nature of water: its beauty and danger, its rhythm and chaos.Should we turn our backs on the ocean? On the inner seas that rise and fall within us ? On the tides that shape our bodies and thoughts ?
Should we silence the sirens once and for all?
In this version, Ulysses is a woman.
DISTINCTION
✧ PRIX MAETERLINCK ✧
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2025
✧ NOMINATED as BEST DANCE PIECE ✧
✧ NOMINATED as EMERGING TALENT : VIOLETTE WANTY ✧
✧ RENCONTRES DE LA SABAM 2024 ✧
✧ DESCENDRE : AWARD-WINNING TEXT ✧
DATES
2025-2026
02/12/25 CWB PARIS (FR) (French premiere)
28/02/26 STAATSTHEATER/ MAINZ (DE) (German language premiere)
19/03/26 ZEPPELIN St-André Lez Lille (FR)
20/03/26 ZEPPELIN St-André Lez Lille (FR)
09/04/2026 CC Stavelot - Trois ponts (BE)
Season 25/26 in construction… more dates on the way !
2024-2025
13/03/2025 19:00 LES BRIGITTINES / BRUXELLES PREMIERE
14/03/2025 19:00 LES BRIGITTINES / BRUXELLES
15/03/2025 19:00 LES BRIGITTINES / BRUXELLES
DESCENDRE is presented as part of the Festival Puissance seules aux Brigittines at Les Brigittines.
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CREDITS
CHOREGRAPHY, TEXT, DIRECTION
Eléonore Valère-Lachky
DANCER , SINGER
Violette Wanty
ACTRESS VOICE OVER
Heloïse Jadoul
MUSICALE CREATIONS
Manu Sampaio
SOUND
Jérémy Michel
LIGHTS
Jean-françois Philips /Anton Lachky
COSTUMS
Britt Angé
READERS
Sabrine Durand / Marie Valère
SUBTITLES
Guido Welkenhuysen
TRANSLATION NL
Ann Michiels
PRODUCTION
ANTON LACHKY & ELEONORE VALERE COMPANY
COPRODUCTION : Les Brigittines - Centre d’Art contemporain du Mouvement de la Ville de Bruxelles
WITH THE SUPPORT OF :
Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles – Service de la Danse, La Loterie Nationale