Different schedules:
Tuesday to Friday, 7pm, 9pm
Saturdays 5pm, 7pm, 9pm
Sundays 3 pm, 5 pm
For ages 10 and up
Length: approximately 1 hour
As part of the Centre Pompidou's Constellation program
L'Ombre is a live, augmented performance, an innovative and ambitious project bringing together dance, live and electronic music, mixed reality, video, light and immersive sound, using cutting-edge technology from IRCAM. Hans Christian Andersen's emblematic fairy tale The Shadow is the inspiration for this creation. In it, a scientist offers his shadow the chance to take on life and autonomy, freeing himself and ultimately relegating humans to the shadows. Choreographer Blanca Li and composer Édith Canat de Chizy came up with this hybrid performance inspired by the obvious resonance with our contemporary world with all its fascinating and troubling innovations. Facing the dancers and a percussionist, equipped with mixed reality headsets, the audience wanders through a fantastic universe where the tangible and the virtual merge.
Blanca Li artistic direction and choreography
Édith Canat de Chizy original music, commissioned by IRCAM-Centre Pompidou
Vincent Chazal visual direction
Charles Carcopino video projections
Pascal Laajili lighting
Laurent Mercier costumes
Florent Jodelet percussion
Dancers from Blanca Li's company
Serge Lemouton, Matéo Fayet IRCAM computer music design
Clément Cerles IRCAM sound diffusion
L’Ombre - Premiere 2025
Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the show as virtual reality headsets are required. Latecomers will not be accepted once the performance has started. Standing show.
Producted by Film Addict - Compagnie Blanca Li. Production Audrey Pacart. Coproduced by FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS, Flash Forward Entertainment (Taïwan), IRCAM/Centre Pompidou – culture et création Department. With the support of CHANEL and TAICCA. With the support of AXA, a major supporter of Ircam.