Fire & Ashes

Within this derelict space, punctuated by several sung moments spanning a variety of genres (jazz ballad, rap, pop, cold wave…), the unexpected and the ephemeral come into play, stirring fleeting emotions—whether sadness or rapture.

Metaphorical in nature, Fire and Ashes is haunted by images of war, destruction, and genocide that inhabit our everyday imagination. Despair takes hold as we confront our powerlessness to respond.

Thierry Smits conceived Fire and Ashes for a single dancer and singer, Mimbi Lubansu, a recent graduate of P.A.R.T.S., with whom the choreographer had worked when Mimbi was only sixteen. The solo unfolds within a monumental scenographic installation, immersing us in a dystopian environment—a human architecture where activity has come to a halt.

To come