Feather Land

Feather Land is about movement. It questions the effects of colonization and its impact on our ways of life, the sharing of spaces, and the concept of hospitality. Populations are forced to move in order to survive—but how can one cross borders when moving without wings? While goods and imported commodities that fuel overconsumption circulate freely? Are we capable of giving up our privileges? Of redefining the sharing of space?

As a European, I seek to shift my perspective towards a more responsible position, an attempt to uncover the "unthought," the forgotten histories, the uncomfortable zones that allow us to reimagine our environment from a more inclusive, forward-looking standpoint.

The question of shared spaces runs through the piece. The whispers in the hall, the direct address to the audience in the stands, and the bodies stranded in the staircases aim to spark a movement of thought within the spectator, a discreet state of alert.

On stage, the performers emerge from the distance and begin a long journey across the space, only to end up stranded among the audience. Are there gaps, openings? Do they manage to integrate into this observing community? Will someone give up their seat?

Through a visible transformation, materials linked to the transatlantic trade take on form. The characters Cacao, Gold, Sugar, and Pepper embody carefreeness, excess, and the wealth that we consider our own.

Europe takes the floor. They try in every possible way to shape their speech. Every effort is made to convince us that all is well in this cabinet of curiosities—at once macabre, self-sufficient, and absurd.

Team :

Choreography, direction, and text: Michaela Meschke in collaboration with Lucile Dru, François Grolier, Brieuc Le Guern, Olivier Sztejnberg
Music: Hildegard von Bingen, Vivaldi, Xtetiqsoul, ABBA
Costume and scenography: Birger Lipinski and Laercio Redondo
Glasses and gaiters design: Patricia Misiri
Assistant director: Pierre Chauvet
Production: Véronique Mendy
Teaser Feather Land Prémisses: Adrien Roux
Teaser FEATHER LAND: Giorgia Corti
Photography: Christophe Lavaud

Calendar : 

• Premiere: July 2 & 3, 2022, at the Institut Suédois, Paris
• Participation in the installation Opacity (for Edouard Glissant) by Birger Lipinski and Laercio Redondo, Södertälje Konsthall, Sweden (Fall 2022)
• Shared evening / Studio Le Regard du Cygne / Thursday, June 3, 2021
• Choreographers' Evening / Carreau du Temple / Wednesday, May 26, 2021
• Performance Post-clic at co.galerie / June 2020
• Artistic workshops with Danse en Seine / Carreau du Temple / November 2019
• Show your frasq, Nuit Blanche / Le Générateur / October 2019