With Honda Romance, Vimala Pons takes to the stage at the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris from October 14 to 26, 2025, as part of the Festival d'Automne. Known for her hybrid scenic proposals and magnetic presence, the artist continues here a reflection begun in her previous shows, mixing text, physical performance and sound installation. Surrounded by ten performers, she orchestrates a sensitive and visual variation on emotions, from their contemporary commodification to their place in body language.
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The starting point for Honda Romance is a question of gravity - in both the physical and emotional senses. Vimala Pons is interested in what destabilizes balance: emotions, perceived as resources, exploited and analyzed on a grand scale, become here the subject of play and composition. The piece takes the form of a procession of 200 emotions, transposed into voice, gesture and sound. Visual elements - voicemails, screen captures, old slideshows - feed this score made up of echoes of everyday life, digital memories and emotional fictions. An anatomical table of states of mind, where technology and interiority converse.
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This show is aimed at audiences interested in contemporary scenic forms, combining performance, music and text. Audiences interested in the crossover between theater, digital art, philosophy of emotions and visual research will find a rich and singular proposition. Honda Romance is not for audiences looking for a linear narrative or classical theater: it's a sensory experience, driven by fragmentary writing, powerful musical composition and total physical commitment. The presence of audio-description on certain performances also underlines our desire for inclusion.
With Honda Romance, Vimala Pons creates a demanding, sensory work that explores with finesse and derision the way emotions shape our gestures, our bodies and our relationship with technology. A poetic and critical plunge into the intimate, to be discovered at the heart of the Festival d'Automne à Paris season.
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Dates and Opening Time
From October 15, 2025 to October 26, 2025
Location
Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe
Place de l'Odéon
75006 Paris 6
Access
Metro Odéon
Booking
www.theatre-odeon.eu
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