How did your collaboration with Leonardo Marcos begin and how did you meet?
We met through another dancer, Laure-Adélaide Boucaud, who had taken part in Leonardo's event at the Musée Jean-Jacques Henner. We started to talk about the project over the phone before meeting for a strawberry milk!
What did you particularly like about this artistic project?
I love working with a variety of artists, composing from their universe. Here, with Leonardo, it's very pleasant. He sets the framework with the set design and the video, and he's very open to the interpretations I suggest. I have the impression of having a lot of freedom while trying to understand what he expects, what he likes.
This equipment must be heavy and cumbersome. How does it change the way you dance? Are the movements the same?
The suit is much lighter than I expected. It doesn't constrain my movements at all. It changes the way I dance, I have to make big, precise gestures so that my double's transcription is clear. But it's funny because my double has a much more casual and nonchalant attitude than I do. Her body position tells a different story, giving her a different personality. We're a bit like twin sisters, the same but different.
What do you think about when you dance?
When I dance, I create an imaginary world, I invent stories. I also think about the intentions of the character I'm playing.
What does your ideal playlist (classical and jazz) look like?
Schubert, Satie, Ravel, Nina Simone.
