A.lter S.essio
“Loss”

source: en-knap

A.lter S.essio

Three elements are simultaneously developed : sound, image and body. A fight that question situations of loss (balance, bearings, control, identity) in a hostile world. The image seeps into the body. The spectator is lost between illusion and reality. Doubt and fright gradually set in, inducing the spectator to notice tiny significant details and enter into a feeling of resistance or acceptance in front of overflow.
A.lter S.essio is a section led by Fabrice Planquette in artistic direction.
Each project is the result of a specific research, interdisciplinary and jointly among the team.

A.lter S.essio was founded by Fabrice Planquette in 1998. FP occasionally invites different artists to work with him on projects in any fields of art. He sets the rhythm and motion, and each artist brings along his or her own language, sensitivity and perspectives. The work moves forwards intuitively but can also jump from one idea to another. Ideas evolve, and expression is free-floating. Different modules see the light of day : acta, 0+1, consilium miscere, insula-insulae, loss, layers, endurance, etc, Each piece having its own specificity and evolving independently within a given theme. The expression is often repetitive, be it scenic, corporal, pictorial, tonal or textual. However, the modules are solely a way of setting out the work and are not necessarily a means to an end. They must not be perceived as a constraint but as a form of open expression in which each part exists as a whole without restraining a chronological presentation.

We have a worldwide approach to our work, both physically and metaphorically. All the elements move forwards together without order of rank. The approach is largely attached to senses and sensations. Some works are purely experimental, exploring a certain genre. Others, particularly installations and performances, suggest a vision, a perception or a description of the world and are staged around metaphorical situations like the creation of an in between state and getting lost in it. We want to explore limits. We want to enable the audience to really feel what the character feels within a given setting. We want to reveal a troubled, hazy world; the immersion of the masses within a process. These apparently abstract performances are paradoxically connected to reality ; they are tangible. The performers fire the action in their chosen way, personally engaging themselves in one direction or another. They feed on the unconsciousness of other unconscious states. Their objective is not to create a virtual (or entertaining) or pointless situation but to enter into a kind of introspective resonance with the audience; and perhaps to experiment with the conscious state of each one.

We by no means deny the technique necessary for the development of our projects. It has to be accepted and therefore transparent. We prefer necessity to gadget. This point is clear to us and the principle also applies to the choreography. The body is a receptacle for ideas, an incarnation of situations. The performance and choreography can be totally different from one dancer to another. The link between the presentations is what FP creates and of course the personality of the performer.

What interests us the most, outside the formality of the dance itself, is the way in which the situation will inhabit the body of the dancer, or how the character of the protagonist will inhabit this situation. In this respect the body participates in the emergence of a scene. It feeds on its surroundings or a given state to produce a reaction.

Fabrice Planquette worked mainly as sound designer and composer in the large field of experimental music, sound poetry, installation and performances. He has collaborated with many dance and theatre companies since 1997. In 2007, within the group A.lter S.essio which he directs, he begun series of performances in collaboration with international artists. He was awarded the 2006 Villa Kujoyama grant in Kyoto.

A.lter S.essio

Three elements are simultaneously developed : sound, image and body. A fight that question situations of loss (balance, bearings, control, identity) in a hostile world. The image seeps into the body. The spectator is lost between illusion and reality. Doubt and fright gradually set in, inducing the spectator to notice tiny significant details and enter into a feeling of resistance or acceptance in front of overflow.
A.lter S.essio is a section led by Fabrice Planquette in artistic direction.
Each project is the result of a specific research, interdisciplinary and jointly among the team.

A.lter S.essio was founded by Fabrice Planquette in 1998. FP occasionally invites different artists to work with him on projects in any fields of art. He sets the rhythm and motion, and each artist brings along his or her own language, sensitivity and perspectives. The work moves forwards intuitively but can also jump from one idea to another. Ideas evolve, and expression is free-floating. Different modules see the light of day : acta, 0+1, consilium miscere, insula-insulae, loss, layers, endurance, etc, Each piece having its own specificity and evolving independently within a given theme. The expression is often repetitive, be it scenic, corporal, pictorial, tonal or textual. However, the modules are solely a way of setting out the work and are not necessarily a means to an end. They must not be perceived as a constraint but as a form of open expression in which each part exists as a whole without restraining a chronological presentation.

We have a worldwide approach to our work, both physically and metaphorically. All the elements move forwards together without order of rank. The approach is largely attached to senses and sensations. Some works are purely experimental, exploring a certain genre. Others, particularly installations and performances, suggest a vision, a perception or a description of the world and are staged around metaphorical situations like the creation of an in between state and getting lost in it. We want to explore limits. We want to enable the audience to really feel what the character feels within a given setting. We want to reveal a troubled, hazy world; the immersion of the masses within a process. These apparently abstract performances are paradoxically connected to reality ; they are tangible. The performers fire the action in their chosen way, personally engaging themselves in one direction or another. They feed on the unconsciousness of other unconscious states. Their objective is not to create a virtual (or entertaining) or pointless situation but to enter into a kind of introspective resonance with the audience; and perhaps to experiment with the conscious state of each one.

We by no means deny the technique necessary for the development of our projects. It has to be accepted and therefore transparent. We prefer necessity to gadget. This point is clear to us and the principle also applies to the choreography. The body is a receptacle for ideas, an incarnation of situations. The performance and choreography can be totally different from one dancer to another. The link between the presentations is what FP creates and of course the personality of the performer.

What interests us the most, outside the formality of the dance itself, is the way in which the situation will inhabit the body of the dancer, or how the character of the protagonist will inhabit this situation. In this respect the body participates in the emergence of a scene. It feeds on its surroundings or a given state to produce a reaction.

Fabrice Planquette worked mainly as sound designer and composer in the large field of experimental music, sound poetry, installation and performances. He has collaborated with many dance and theatre companies since 1997. In 2007, within the group A.lter S.essio which he directs, he begun series of performances in collaboration with international artists. He was awarded the 2006 Villa Kujoyama grant in Kyoto.

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Yum Keiko Takyama
After learning classical ballet, modern and butoh dance, Yum Keiko Takayama has been working on solo performances including other collective projects (danse, theatre, photography). As dancer of the company Sennichimae Blue Sky Dance Club (neo-butoh), she has participated in all performances on touring (Japan, Korea, France, USA, Canada, Chili). Its solo performances are also dedicated to non-theatre spaces (galleries and live houses). Since 2007, she’s choreographer, dancer and costume designer with A.lter S.essio. Yum Keiko Takayama is used to set workshops based on the idea «having unlimited communication through out our limited body».
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source: pan-etc

A.lter S.essio, dont l’association Panem Et Circenses assure la production et la gestion administrative, est une section initiée par Fabrice Planquette sur la base de collaborations artistiques variées. Il invite ponctuellement différentes personnes à partager un espace de création, tous domaines confondus. Il donne l’impulsion première et la direction, et chacun y apporte son langage, sa sensibilité et ses perspectives.

L’année 2007 inaugure la création de performances en collaboration étroite avec la chorégraphe Yum Keiko Takayama. La série déjà amorcée par LOSS, LAYERS, ENDURANCE, EXTENSION(-), EXTENSION(+) et ASCENSIO, devrait se poursuivre par SURFACE, DESERT (un trio), puis ENSEMBLE (pièce à géométrie variable).
Toutes ces pièces sont reliées entre elles (suite, complément, parallèle, opposition) et les éléments mis en jeu (corps, image, son, texte) sont traités sur un même plan sans priorité particulière. Elles suivent une progression dans l’exploration de l’humain et du contexte dans lequel il évolue. Confrontation à l’environnement, à soi, à l’autre, aux autres… Cet ensemble pose un regard sur la place de l’individu dans nos sociétés en s’adressant à l’intime. C’est un travail qui s’articule autour de la question de la perte et du combat qu’elle entraîne.

FP mène, en plus de ses projets musicaux expérimentaux, des collaborations ouvertes aux arts de la scène, en poésie sonore, installations et vidéo. Il participe aux créations de compagnies de théâtre et de danse depuis 1997. Il a été lauréat de la villa Kujoyama (Kyoto – Japon) en 2006. Depuis 2007, il invite d’autres artistes au sein du groupe A.lter S.essio à créer une série d’oeuvres essentiellement performatives mettant en jeu le corps, l’image, le son et le texte sur un même plan, sans priorité de traitement.

Après des études en danse classique, moderne et butoh, YKT développe un travail en performance solo tout en participant à des projets collectifs interdisciplinaires (danse, théâtre, photographie). En tant que membre de la compagnie Sennichimae Blue Sky Dance Club (neo- butoh), elle a été interprète dans toutes les pièces en tournée de 2000 à 2007 (Japon, Corée, France, Etats-Unis, Canada, Chili). Ses performances solo sont également conçues dans des espaces non-théâtraux avec une capacité d’improvisation lors de présentations en galeries notamment. Depuis 2007, elle fait partie du groupe A.lter S.essio en tant que chorégraphe, interprète et créatrice de costumes. Elle mène des ateliers tous publics.
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source: citysonicbe

A.lter S.essio whose association Panem Et Circenses ensures the production and the administrative management, is a section initiated by Fabrice Planquette based on various artistic collaborations.

Fabrice Planquette invites occasionally different people to share a creative space, all fields. He gives the first impetus and direction, and each brings its own language, its sensitivity and its prospects. End of 2007, began the creation of performances. The series has already begun by LOSS, LAYERS, ENDURANCE, EXTENSION(s) and ASCENSIO, will continue with SURFACE, DESERT (a trio) and ENSEMBLE (piece for 7 dancers). All these pieces are interconnected: suite, complementary, parallel, opposition. They follow a progression in the exploration of the human and the context in which it operates. Confrontation with the environment, oneself, the other