project by Ayelen Parolin
created and interpreted by Daan Jaartsveld, Elisa Rouchon, Ido Batash, Jeanne Colin, Jim Buskens, Naomi Gibson, Thibaut Eiferman, altri in definizione
music Benoist Bouvot
costum Alexandra Sebbag
dramaturgy Olivier Hespel
administration, tour Claire Geyer
production RUDA asbl
coproductione Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Charleroi danse, Théâtre de Liège, Central La Louvière, Mars Mons arts de la scène, Le Vilar Louvain-la-Neuve, Théâtre de Suresnes Jean Vilar, Halle aux Grains Scène nationale de Blois
supported by The Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
in coproduction by La Coop asbl and Shelter Prod

Performance in collaboration with Bolzano Danza

Drawing inspiration from the exuberance of the Buenos Aires carnival and the corso—the festive Latin American parade—Ayelen Parolin shapes music such as murga and cumbia to imagine a vortex of indomable movements. She ignites the stage with an exhilarating choreography that blends the influences of the liberating rebellion of joyful crowds with vibrant explosions of energy.

Performed by twelve dancers, Irresistible Revolution imagines a choreographic utopia in which the joy of play creates a liberating space; through untamed gestures, collective impulses, and popular references, the dancers venture into a choreographic ode to the act of being together. Like many festive and joyful dances, it serves as fertile ground for a possible utopia. This finds an echo in the thought of Adrienne Maree Brown and her Pleasure Activism, which turns pleasure into a field of exploration and resistance—a space where collective joy and bodies meet to release new possibilities for social resonance and new ways of being together.

supported by Wallonie-Bruxelles Théâtre Danse