“In the middle of winter, I discovered that there was an invincible summer inside me.
Albert Camus

SOL INVICTUS or how to make fun of death by dancing.

Why do we dance? We are nothing in the universe.

Life – and not just humanity – will be no more than a match that is lit and extinguished in the heavens. Our existence will go unnoticed and our solitude in the cosmos will drive you mad. What is difficult is not the hostility of the universe but its indifference to our existence. Yet if we can integrate this indifference, and accept the challenge of life, our existence can be truly meaningful and fulfilling. No matter how deep the darkness, we must bring our own light into it. The universe, the cycle of the seasons – how do we situate ourselves in this vast, dizzying space?

From this space, related to the one that is life, delimited by a beginning and an end, the outcome for all of us will be the same, and I face it, I dance. SOL INVICTUS or how to make fun of death by dancing. Through dance, we celebrate the vital energy we need to find within ourselves to face up to our fears, to face up to ourselves. Through dance, I want to rediscover this union of peoples and cultures, above and beyond any consideration of ethnic, cultural or religious affiliation. Dance brings people together. Dance transcends human and geographical boundaries, transcends the codes of ballet, urban dance and acrobatics.

Text by Hervè Koubi