Pop anthems and psychedelic strategies to transcend nostalgia.
Britney Spears sings “keep on dancing till the world ends”, “the party don’t stop” says Ke$ha: in times of crisis, partying becomes a refuge, seizing the moment a survival strategy.
Driven by his nostalgia for the pop anthems of the late 2000s – tinged with nihilism and a joyful fatalism in the face of anxiety about an uncertain future – Baptiste Cazaux has created a work that is rooted in contemporary melancholy.
On stage, the French performer dances as a DJ mixes tracks, genres and references: an explosive, fragmented body; a shifting collage of affects where dissociation becomes a mode of resistance. In a psychedelic and sensual journey, chaos and memory merge to reveal a nebulous, vibrant landscape.
