Five female dancers perform in forty different dresses – evening dresses, wedding dresses, night dresses, casual dresses and ball dresses. Sequined, long, puffy, fitted and oversized. Dresses that fly, that shine, that burst, that spin, that trail on the ground or fall. Maldonne is a highly evocative piece that explores the fragilities, rebellion and multiple identities that co-exist within femininity.

About the contender:

Leïla Ka began her journey as an urban dance artist. She used her experiences of working in theatrical dance (such as in Maguy Marin’s May B) to build on her own choreographic process. She started choreographing in 2018 when she premiered her first solo, Pode Ser, which has been performed more than 200 times and won six international awards. Leïla is now an associate artist at CENTQUATRE-PARIS, La Garance – Scène Nationale de Cavaillon, at Dieppe-Scène nationale.

Image description: Five women stand in a line, hands clasped to their hearts and faces tilted to the light. They are wearing patterned fabrics that are draped over them. It feels as though they are praying for something.