Using a 15th-century fresco, The Triumph of Death, Aurélien Bory imagines invisibili as a dance between past and present, a dance with the invisible. On stage, four dancers, a singer and a musician, all from Palermo, confront the painted figures head-on. Sicilians are accustomed to addressing death with profane confidence. This is the starting point for Aurélien Bory, whose work on Palermo is a look at contemporary issues and the saving power of art.

“Bory's signature style of lively scenography, in which he nests his theatrical and dance gestures, is reflected here in a ballet of forms and textures that envelops invisibili in mystery and depth.” Rosita Boisseau, Le Monde.

Aurélien Bory, in the footsteps of Pina Bausch, combines theater, dance and visual art with invisibili.

Production: Compagnie 111 – Aurélien Bory/Teatro Biondo di Palermo
Coproduction: Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, ThéâtredelaCité – CDN Toulouse Occitanie, La Coursive – Scène nationale de la Rochelle, Agora Pôle National Cirque Boulazac Aquitaine, Le Parvis – Scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, La Maison de la Danse, Lyon – Pôle européen de création, Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa – Teatro Astra, Torino
With the support of: Convention 2023 Institut Français/Mairie de Toulouse
Rehearsals and residencies: Théâtre de la Digue -Toulouse, Teatro Biondo di Palermo (IT).

Compagnie 111 – Aurélien Bory is under a funding agreement with the French Ministry of Culture / Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles Occitanie. Its functioning is helped by the Région Occitanie / Pyrénées - Méditerranée as part of its support for structuring operators and by the City council of Toulouse. It is supported by the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne and the City council of Toulouse for some of its projects.

Compagnie 111 receives support from the French Institute for some of its international projects.

As part of Fabbrica Europa 2024.
In collaboration with Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Thanks to Il Teatro delle Donne.

ph. Rosellina Garbo
fresco Il Trionfo della Morte, Galleria Regionale della Sicilia Palazzo Abatellis, Palerme, © S. Chipeaux-Dardé