Mellina Boubetra’s first play includes five dancers. The choreographed dialogue is imagined as a group conversation, galvanised by electronic music and subtle lighting. Identities are revealed and a playful and communicative trance is born.

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Note of intent:

“For my first piece, I have chosen to surround myself with women who have the ability to express themselves through several types of dance and movements. Our shared dialogue, spoken and danced, quickly convinced me that I had to think of the mise-en-scene like a choreographic dialogue.

I aim to recreate a danced dialogue – a wordless one – creating space for the realities of bodies, like vignettes of introspective journeys. It will recreate the dynamism of group conversation (from synchronicity to individualities) like a monologue (solitary reflections, intimate thoughts).

I will attempt to manifest that if the introspection is a personal movement, it always opens up to a shared frequency.”

Mellina Boubetra

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Biography

Mellina Boubetra began dancing at a youth and cultural centre (MJC) in Colombes, where she grew up. She discovered Hip-Hop at a young age and met her teacher Mohamed El Hajoui, who decided to create a Jazz Rock and Locking duo with her entitled Second Souffle. In 2006, they began their careers performing in choreographic shows. After several years studying biology, she decided at the end of 2015 to dedicate herself fully to dance. She first entered the scene through all-style battles before gradually moving toward choreographic creation. In 2016, she joined John Degois’ company Des Pieds au Mur for the production De bois et…. In 2017, she met Andrew Skeels and worked on the piece Finding Now, and in 2018 she joined Compagnie Dyptik for Le Cri.