Luck! interrogates the choreography of nationalism through a perverted study of folkloric dance, song and ritual process. A solo in the pit of crisis and transformation, Luck! performs a guttural dissection on the body of the nation-state. With hyperphysical rigour, the work appropriates gestures of regimentation and violence, only to render them flaccid and whimpering. In the face of state-sanctioned murder, and born from a river of grief, Luck! is a forum for mourning and indignation.
This is how you find yourself: seated in a chair, next to others, part of a single line on all four sides of the space—a perimeter, or a demarcation of territory. There is one dancer in the middle of the space, surrounded by all of you. You hear no sound but the breathing (panting, moaning, screaming) of said dancer. The room is lit normally, and the lighting does not change throughout the piece—you can see your fellow watchers, and the dancer, as much as they can see you.
Choreography and performance: Amit Noy
Production: Marie Lhotellier
Administration: Emmanuelle Taccard
Thanks to: Katerina Andreou, Miguel Gutierrez, Samir Kennedy, Karthika Naïr, Zeynep Kepekli, Holly Vallis
Coproduction: Parallèle, Emerging international artistic practices (Marseille), with the support of the Fondation de France and of the Caisse des dépôts.
Performances dates:
30.01.2026: Festival Parallèle, Marseille, FR (premiere).
20-21.03.2026: Temperance Hall, Melbourne, AUS.
14.04.2026: Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, AUS.
16.04.2026: Old Folks’ Assocation, Auckland, NZ .
15.10.2026: La Grande Scène, Marseille, FR (extract)
18-19.11.2026: Festival Danse Dense, Paris
29-30.01.2027: Festival Trente Trente, Bordeaux, FR.