Stanley Ollivier - Spine Of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit

Spine Of Desire: Wounds without tears, out of one skin in diamonds and shit is a black box performance that draws from individual and collective narratives to create an experience with sonic, visual, spatial and dancing elements. Stanley Ollivier’s new work takes as a starting point the community building power of POC belonging spaces in order to reformulate familiar choreographic approaches. Together with performers Lily Brieu Nguyen and Mamadou Wagué, they explore everyday reality and social changes through a danced language that reflects the interrelations between the intimate, the body and the creation of a guarded, safe space.

Concept, Artistic Direction: Stanley Ollivier Choreography, Performance: Lily Brieu Nguyen, Mamadou Wagué, Stanley Ollivier Music, Sound Design: Villads Klint Dramaturgy: Audrey Merilus Outside eyes: Marie Umuhoza, Benjamin Mengistu Navet Vocal Coach: Laryssa Kim Scenography: Lou Cocody-Valentino Costume Design: Godwin Agossah Lighting Design, Technical Management: Ivan Cascon Production: HIROS Co-production: Kaaitheater, workspacebrussels, KAAP, kunstencentrum BUDA, Schouwburg Kortrijk, VierNulVier, La Bellone, Arsenic Residencies: Accueil Studio-La Briqueterie CDCN (FR), TanzHaus Zürich (CH), HAUT Scene (DK), workspacebrussels (BE), STUK Leuven (BE), kunstencentrum BUDA (BE), PianoFabriek (BE), GC De Kriekelaar (BE)

Stanley Ollivier is a French/Caribbean Brussels based artist. He studied in the International Dance Academy Of Paris (AID), the CNSMDP in Paris, and in P.A.R.T.S (BE). He previously worked for different productions and international artist such as: Soa Ratsifandrihana, Cie Tabea Martin, Lasseindra Lanvin, Geert Belpaeme, Calixto Neto, Iván Pérez, Brahim Tall, among others. He has created the performances PARADE (2021), The Mirror Stand(2022), and Just A Taste (2024). Likewise, Stanley is a DJ resident at Kiosk Radio, and the co-founder of the broadcast Entwined.