A gravity-defying work performed between the earth and the sky 

Described by Le Monde as “a meditation on risk, vertigo and fear”, Rachid Ouramdane’s Corps extrêmes (Extreme Bodies) explores the human desire for weightlessness through an exhilarating mix of dance, acrobatics and extreme sports. On stage, a community of extraordinary freedom lovers – aerial artists, acrobats, a highliner and a climber – weave a gravity-defying meditation on physical virtuosity, and the peace and mental clarity derived from flirting with the void.  

Intimate yet larger than life, the performance features projections, spoken word and a musical score by Jean-Baptiste Julien, and reveals an existential human experience anchored in reality and suspended in the world of dreams. In 2023, The New York Times named Corps extremes one of the best performances of the year.

*Post-performance meet-the-artist session on 30 May 2025 (Fri)

Choreographer Rachid Ouramdane 

Music Jean-Baptiste Julien 

Video Jean-Camille Goimard 

Lighting Stéphane Graillot 

Costumes Camille Panin 

Stage Manager Sylvain Giraudeau

About the Choreographer

Rachid Ouramdane, Director of Chaillot – National Theatre of Dance in Paris, is known for creating work that combines art and sport, and for collaborations with individuals beyond the art world. His performance Mobïus Morphosis was created for the Cultural Olympiad of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In 2023, Ouramdane’s on-site acrobatic work Les Traceurs was performed at the Art Park, WestK as part of the French May Arts Festival, in the frame of The Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival in Hong Kong.