« A punch to the everyday, a show that takes you far, deep into fears and dreams. »
« A mystical and moving work (…) with the breath of the sacred. »
« The revelation of Justine Berthillot. (…) Her embodiment of the Curupira fascinates through the simplicity of its expression – a costume worn inside out, walking backwards, a minimalist choreography stretching into contortion, and a striking blend of gestures drawn equally from dance and acrobatics. »
« A supple body, precise gestures, smoo
This is an in-situ creation conceived as an immersive and intimate experience, unfolding in resonance with the environment where it takes root. Our Forest carries a hybrid narrative built from testimonies collected by sound artist Félix Blume in the Brazilian Amazon, to be watched and experienced through headphones. This performance-installation summons the figure of La Curupira and, through this evocation, questions the place of myth in our contemporary world, our collective imagination, and our relationship with nature.
Our Forest affirms a popular belief—still alive or long forgotten—exists as a present fiction, and above all, is a visceral and physical commitment against the violent threat of extraction. Through the adaptation of its visual language to chosen spaces, the aim is to graphically inhabit our cities and allow our living environments to resonate with the essential and primal space that is the forest.
Let us sit at the foot of the tree, listen, and become forest.
Created and performed by: Justine Berthillot
Visual installation: Maëva Longvert
Costume: Gwladys Duthil
Sound materials and testimonies: Félix Blume
Sound design: Ludovic Enderlen
Lighting design: Aby Mathieu
Outside eye: Mosi Espinoza
Production / Touring: Le Bureau des Écritures Contemporaines / Claire Nollez and Romain Courault
Production: Morgane
With thanks to: Marie Pluchart, Julie Mouton, Frédéric Cauchetier / Tryptique Production
Support: Pôle National Cirque de Normandie / Cherbourg-Octeville; Show supported by the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as part of the recovery plan
Special thanks to: Opéra de Rouen Normandie
