Bouffées

Bouffées by Leïla Ka is a restaging of the independent production by the French choreographer. The award-winning 2022 piece portrays five women caught in the grip of a grief whose causes remain unknown, yet seem manifold. Feelings of overwhelm and liberation are delicately balanced in their simultaneous attempt to transform emerging sorrow into the force of life itself.

Dressed in floral patterns, the five performers create a physical and sonic cacophony of bodies, blending breath, recurring gestures, and a rhythm of falling and rising again.