r & s o n a n c e s : dance documentary

r & s o n a n c e s

Five international dancers: each with a unique style, diverse experiences, and distinct personalities. Yet they all navigate the paradoxes of their profession—listening to their bodies while mastering them, following instinct and taking control. Between impulse and control. Spontaneity and rigor. Sensation and representation. Can they reconnect with the origin of dance, that primal, pre-verbal space of true resonance?

Over three years, we worked closely with these dancers on a series of site-specific choreographies. We then brought them together for a final experiment: a self-directed residency, without a project, without a choreographer. The camera accompanied them through this shared exploration, tracing a collective return to the roots of dance. What can movement reveal when freed from external authority and judgment?

A film by Stéphanie Paillet & Nicolas Van Achter, featuring Maya Balam Meyong (BE), Jade Fehlmann (FR), Grace Lyell (UK), Francesco Misceo (IT), and Mike Tyus (USA).