Silence
Lucie Antunes and Mathilde Monnier
The first collaboration between composer Lucie Antunes and choreographer Mathilde Monnier, Silence is a choreographed concert —or a sonic choreography, take your pick. Four live musicians, seven performers, and between them one shared thing: trance, the rhythm that catches the mind in its nets, the states where time suspends. Silence is not the absence of sound; it is what we listen to when we stop hearing. A shamanic journey to kick off Transforme festival.
Biographie(s)
Lucie Antunes and Mathilde Monnier
As a composer, drummer, and performer, Lucie Antunes explores the boundaries between percussion, electronic music, and vocals. In 2013, she made her breakthrough alongside Moodoïd, then went on to perform with Aquaserge, Yuksek, and Susheela Raman. In 2019, she composed Sergeï, her debut album, which was adapted for the stage with the Scale collective (TCi, March 2022). In 2025, with the group Draga, she set to music Les Guérillères, Monique Wittig’s epic work.
Since 1984, Mathilde Monnier has been one of the leading voices in contemporary dance. She has created more than 50 works presented internationally and served as director of the Centre national de la danse in Pantin (2014–2019). Her latest creations—Please Please Please (2019, with La Ribot and Tiago Rodrigues), Records (TCi, March 2022), and Black Lights (TCi, Nov. 2023)—continue to expand the boundaries of dance into new realms.
Distribution
Composition and music by Lucie Antunes – Choreography by Mathilde Monnier – Musicians: Lucie Antunes, Canblaster, Vega Voga – Performers and Musicians: Hans Peter Diop, Martin Enrique Gil, Thiago Granato, Lucia Garcia Pulles, Sophia Seiss, Carlina Passos Sous, Judit Waeterschoot – Lighting: Éric Wurtz – Set design by Annie Tolleter – Costumes by Laurence Alquier, Harmony Coryn – Text by Laura Vazquez, Louisahhh, Wolfgang Tillmans, Halo Maud, Vega Voga – Stage and lighting management by Emmanuel Fornes – Sound engineer Stephane Le Brun – Sound operator Antoine Varosa – Production: Nicolas Roux
Production
"Création Silence" premiered on April 23, 2026, at Bonlieu Scène nationale, Annecy
Produced by Otto Productions & Bonlieu - Scène nationale and La Comédie de Valence (CDN Drôme-Ardèche), as part of Spirite - International Center for Production and Distribution
With support from the Hermès Corporate Foundation
Co-production: Cie MM, La Cie Sergeï, Festival d’Avignon, Théâtre National de Bretagne, Equinoxe—Scène Nationale de Châteauroux, Théâtre de Saint-Nazaire, Théâtre Garonne – Toulouse, Maison de la Danse de Lyon, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, 104 Paris, CCN d’Orléans, MAC – Maison des Arts de Créteil SN, Théâtre de Sénart, the Occitanie region of the Hermès Corporate Foundation, Caramba Culture Live
With the support of ADAMI and SPEDIDAM
With assistance from La Commune - CDN d’Aubervilliers and L’Agora - Montpellier
Cie MM is supported by the DRAC Occitanie / Cie Sergei is supported by the DRAC Île-de-France
Lucie Antunes is an Associate Artist at the Maison des Arts de Créteil
Dans le cadre du festival d’Automne
