A choreographic reflection on the omnipresence of noise.
Performance, Dance, Music In her piece NOICE/NOISE, a Franco-German co-production, Paula Rosolen / Haptic Hide develops a choreographic reflection on the omnipresence of noise — from digital overload to the political conflicts of our time. Inspired by the Futurist movement of the early 20th century, Rosolen, together with three performers, explores how noise shapes our bodies and reflects social and historical transformations — not only as sound, but also as visual, physical, and emotional interference. This version is an adaptation specially created for Nuit Blanche. Two performances will take place during the evening: at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The piece was selected by Aerowaves as part of the Artist #Twenty26 program. 2 performances of 40 minutes: First performance at 7 p.m. Second performance at 9 p.m. Paula Rosolen studied dance at the University of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt and holds an MA in choreography and performance from the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies at JLU Giessen. In her choreographic work, she develops a distinct gestural language for each piece, giving rise to autonomous aesthetic worlds shaped by precise visual and sound choices. Her works are connected by a practice grounded in ongoing research and a sustained interest in the body as a site of tension between the organic and the mechanical, the individual and the collective. Movement functions there as a poetic space, allowing multiple layers of interpretation, nourished by pop culture, mass media, and historical events that repeat over time and are recontextualized in contemporary discourse. Her works — including Aerobics! A Ballet in 3 Acts (2015), FLAGS (2020), 16BIT (2022), Beat by Bits (2022), THEATER (2024/2025), NOICE/NOISE (2025), and ICONICA (2025) — have been presented internationally in theaters, museums, galleries, and public spaces, including at Festival Paris l’été, Espace 1789, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, deSingel, Theaterfestival Basel, Festival Tokyo, Tanzplattform Deutschland, Mousonturm, Tanzhaus NRW, HELLERAU, schwere reiter, Museum Angewandte Kunst, Sofia Arsenal – Museum of Contemporary Art, and Loods6 Amsterdam. She has been a guest choreographer at Oper Köln, Stadttheater Giessen, and Staatstheater Darmstadt. Rosolen is Aerowaves Artist #Twenty26. She received the First Prize of Danse Élargie (Théâtre de la Ville de Paris) and has taken part in numerous international residencies, including at Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto, Saison Foundation in Tokyo, and the Hessian Cultural Foundation residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. A production by Paula Rosolen/Haptic Hide, co-produced with Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm as part of Tanzplattform Rhein-Main and Otto Productions. Supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funding from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts (HMWK), and the Bavarian Association for Contemporary Dance (BLZT), with support from the Bavarian Ministry of Science and the Arts. In cooperation with Tanztendenz München e.V./schwere reiter tanz and with the kind support of Tanzbüro München, Association Vantastic, and La Ménagerie de Verre as part of the STUDIO LAB residency program. Haptic Hide receives multi-year funding from the Department of Culture of the City of Francfort-sur-le-Main and is supported through the Artiste Accueilli program of the Centre national de la Danse. Paula Rosolen/Haptic Hide is Aerowaves Artist #Twenty26 and was selected with NOICE/NOISE. This performance is supported by the NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ – International Guest Performance Fund for Dance, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, with the kind support of La Briqueterie CDCN. With the support of Ground Control Credits: Artistic direction, choreography: Paula Rosolen Developed with and performed by: Daniel Conant, Ted Littlemore, Piaera Lauritz Music: Nicolas Fehr Video & sound management: Mauro Zannoli Costumes: Anika Alischewski, Paula Rosolen, J. M. Fiebelkorn Set design: Paula Rosolen, J. M. Fiebelkorn Lighting: Jimmy Kömpel, Paula Rosolen Choreographic assistance: Christopher Matthews Outside eyes: Maximilian Zahn, Peter Sampel, Il-Jin Atem Choi General technical management: Eric Sterenfeld Special thanks to: Julien Filoche Production and distribution: Haptic Hide + Vantastic
Source: paris.fr — photo: Jörg Baumann