Boris Gibé: Anatomy of desire

Boris Gibé returns to Prague with a brand-new production, premiering in the Czech Republic at ARENA. Performed in Czech or English.

Anatomie du désir is an unclassifiable object presented in the space of Le Grand Panopticum Anatomique. Through a voyage of senses beginning in total darkness it invites the audience to capture the invisible forces which animate our desire. Through “the Being”, who in a body without outside and inside, in a cosmic body without borders, transgresses the limits of gender, Boris Gibé’s performance dissects the layers of our unconscious and what lies beneath them.

“I would like to offer a new perspective on the anatomical bodies of women who have lived through the ages and carry with them the aesthetic and ethical burdens of their eras. I want to restore the full power of the object of desire, knowledge, and fascination to the deeper mystery that these unique artifacts contain. It is an exploration of the anatomy of our unconscious, which embodies our bodies and connects them to the cosmos. This poetic journey is based on scientific research. The performance opens up reflections on our “first brain” – the abdomen – which determines our sensitivity and emotions, in a dance where the microcosm and macrocosm merge into one.”

Boris Gibé

Touring cast:

Performed by: Boris Gibé
Manipulation: Marion Boire / Martina Monnicchi
Sound, lighting, and technical support: Olivier Pfeiffer
Technical direction: Armand Barbet, Mathieu Duval

Creative team:

• Concept, set design, direction – Boris Gibé • External supervision and recorded voice – Elsa Dourdet • Choreographic supervision – Aragorn Boulanger • Dramaturgical supervision – Taïcyr Fadel • Sound production and computer programming – Olivier Pfeiffer • Violin recording – Anne Lyse Binard • Lighting design – Victor Egéa • Culinary concept – Julien Lechevin • Textile design – Marion Boire • Anatomical accessories design – Audrey Veyrac, Martin Prieto • Technical concept and mechanical construction – Florian Wenger • Spark design – Arnaud Paquotte • Design and production of electrostimulator – Metalu.net • Lighting programming – Lois Drouglazet • Technical design of auditorium – Quentin Alart, Armand Barbet, Charles Bédin, Clara Gay-Bellile • Technical construction of the auditorium – Quentin Alart, Adrien Alessandrini, Armand Barbet, Eric Capuano, Thomas Chassagny, Clément Delage, Daniel Ferreira, Ba ptiste Lachuga, Laurent Mulowsky • Interns – Ilona Dinis, Lena Bedel, Martina Monnicchi • Administration – Laure Louvat • Production and distribution – Julien Couzy.

Production partners:

• Production: Les Choses de Rien • Support: Ministry of Culture: DRAC Hauts-de-France agreement; Hauts-de-France Region; Development support – DICREAM; Circus creation support – DGCA • Hermès Foundation as part of the New Settings program • Co-production: Tandem, national theater – Arras – Douai; Les Deux scènes, national theater – Besançon; Le Quartz, national theater – Brest; Le Volcan, national theater – Le Havre; Les Halles de Schaerbeek – Brussels; Les Théâtres de Compiègne; 2 Pôles Cirque en Normandie / La Brèche in Cherbourg – Cirque Théâtre d’Elbeuf; La Batoude – circus arts center – Beauvais; Le Printemps des Comédiens – Montpellier; Cirque Jules Verne Pôle national cirque et arts de la rue – Amiens • Residencies: La Fabrique des possibles – Noailles; L’académie Fratellini – Saint Denis; Le Château de Monthelon – international creative workshop – Montréal; Festival Tempo – Kaunas (Lithuania) as part of Kaunas 2022 European Capital of Culture”; Nebia · Bienne spectaculaire (Switzerland); Théâtre de la Cité Internationale – Paris.