Sous ma terre il y a de l'eau: a danced exploration of solitude at Chaillot

Choreographer Johanna Faye presents Sous ma terre il y a de l'eau on May 27 and 28, 2025 at Chaillot. A sensitive, introspective piece, performed by a woman alone in her inner space, accompanied by her goldfish.

With Sous ma terre il y a de l'eau, Johanna Faye presents an intimate, sensorial dance creation at the Théâtre national de Chaillot on May 27 and 28, 2025. In this solo piece, a woman evolves in the solitude of an enclosed space, to the rhythm of her emotions, thoughts and frailties, sharing the stage with a single symbolic companion: Frank, her goldfish.

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The body, a place of tension and emotion, would be the true center of the story. The dancer would evolve in an interior with blurred boundaries, conducive to introspection, and give shape to a series of movements that translate states of solitude, isolation, resistance or appeasement. The words of the text, poetic fragments delivered in the margins or filigree, evoke the inner struggle and nuances of "alone": the one we choose, the one we flee, the one we live in spite of ourselves. The goldfish, a silent yet present figure, functions as a reflection or metaphor for inner cohabitation.

This creation would appeal to fans of contemporary dance, introspective performances and hybrid forms combining body poetry and emotional research. Audiences looking for a narrative show or one structured around a dramatic arc may be disconcerted, as Sous ma terre il y a de l'eau would privilege sensation over narration, feeling over linearity. The one-hour show would suit an adult or teenage audience sensitive to self-writing, subtle bodily experiences and solitude as artistic material.

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With Sous ma terre il y a de l'eau, Johanna Faye delivers an introspective, uncluttered choreographic creation about solitude lived, chosen or refused. Presented at Chaillot on May 27 and 28, 2025, this danced solo seeks to translate into movement what inhabits the soul in silence, in a poetic dialogue between the body and the intimate.

This article has been written on the basis of the information available about the show and is not based on a viewing review.

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