Picasso Dance

When La Blogothèque approached me last year, asking if I want to portray Pablo Picasso through dance, I was unsure how to create an equal dialogue with  a man who exhibited both extraordinary artistic sensitivity yet narcissism and cruelty in life. However, I immersed myself in Picasso's life and work and realised that I could take what inspired me and discard the rest. I discovered shared interests, such as a love of flamenco music, improvisation, and deconstructing the body and the world around us.

 

I asked my friend and talented musician Alan Grezl to compose four unique flamenco songs, which he performed live during the shoot. I also incorporated my love for visual arts into the film by using large sheets of paper and charcoal.

 

The result is a film which blends all this together, improvisation is on a date with structure, music kisses the body which moves with freedom in space.

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Watch full film on ARTE CONCERT.

Watch interview explaining the process and ideas behind the film on ARTE's Instagram.