Unplush

«Les Promises» is an artistic collaboration between six teenage women living in the 15th and 16th districts of Marseille, artists, social workers and anthropologists. The project started in 2019 and continued until 2021 through the writing of a documentary film that retraces the creative work carried out during two years.

The film «Les Promises» is written by several hands and conceived as a window into the lives of these teenagers. The work is based on interviews, dance scenes and videos made by the teenagers with their smartphones. It is a collection of people, places and objects made unique by the emotions and memories attached to them.

Marion Zurbach started her training at the École Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, before moving to the École Atelier Rudra Béjart Lausanne. From 2003 to 2015 she worked, amongst others, for the Ballet National  de Marseille and the Konzert Theater Bern. In 2015, she founded Unplush, awarded the June Johnson Dance Price in 2019.

Giulia Angrisani graduated in sociology from the Federico II University of Naples, with a specialization in anthropology. In 2013, she completed her thesis project in collaboration with the Research Centre in Anthropology CRIA (Lisbon). In 2014, she won the third edition of the „Castel Sant‘Elmo in Naples. In 2018 she graduated with the thesis in „Speculative Narrative“ at ERG (Belgium).

The directors Marion Zurbach and Giulia Angrisani as well as the performers and co-authors Rachel Houmadi, Ilhem Mechentel and Djenna Sekarna invite you to an post-film after talk.

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