A show the law will consider as mine
Where does homage end ? Where does plagiarism begin ? The reuse and recycling of gestures have always been central to my choreographic thinking. I approach these questions from a legal perspective. You will attend a performed lecture inspired by examples from recent dance history. Dancing instead of using a PowerPoint.
I question an intellectual property lawyer : can I reproduce a famous choreography by slowing it down ? By speeding it up ? What is the speed limit for it to be legally allowed ? In music, it is possible to quote short sequences of a few seconds, does the same rule apply to dance ? If so, can I rearrange the order of these sequences ?
This performance aims to explore these sometimes murky questions—perhaps even more so in the realm of dance. This lecture is also an attempt to produce a live performance before the audience, operating within the limits set by the law, so that this reflection gives birth to a form.
What choreography can emerge from these legal constraints ? What space do these restrictions leave for real-time improvisation, integrating possibilities and prohibitions, what can be done and what must not be done ? How can I create—from a foundation that does not belong to me—a performance that the law will recognize as my own ?
Distribution / Team
- Choreography and performance : Olga Dukhovna
- Legal advice and performance : Pauline Léger
- Dramaturgy : Simon Hatab
- Sound : Mackenzy Bergile
- Stage management : Denis Malard
- Production : Amélie-Anne Chapelain and Enora Floc’h / C.A.M.P
Premiere
- 2025, july 9, 10, 11, 12 — Jardin de la Vierge du Lycée Saint-Joseph (Festival d'Avignon x SACD - « Vive le sujet ! Tentatives »)
Partners
- C.A.M.P Production
- “A show that the law will consider mine” was created as part of Vive le sujet ! Tentatives during the 79th Avignon Festival. Co-production : SACD - Avignon Festival. Thanks to the CCNRB – Collectif FAIR-E for the use of the studio.
- C.A.M.P is a cultural and artistic organization of general interest based in the Lorient region. It is supported by the DRAC Bretagne, the Brittany Region, the Morbihan Department, Lorient Agglomeration, and the cities of Lorient and Plouhinec. It also receives support from the Caisse des Dépôts and the Marie-Thérèse Allier Fund.
