6.58: MANIFESTO is a striking choreographic triptych by Montreal based Andrea Peña & Artists that interrogates the boundaries between the artificial and the human.
This award-winning film delves through three distinct tableaux, five dancers, a DJ and an opera singer navigating the seductive constructs of artificiality that shape contemporary life. From an algorithm-driven improvisation dictated by Siri to an apocalyptic waltz laced with operatic vocals, and finally a rave-inspired exploration of collective euphoria, the work confronts the invisible forces that mediate our bodies, minds and desires.
With mechanical precision and emotional resonance, 6.58: MANIFESTO is both a visual and philosophical provocation – an evocative digital experience questioning what it means to be human in a post-industrial, hyper-technological world.
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Andrea Peña
Director & Choreographer
Credit Bobby León
Andrea Peña (she/her)
Director & Choreographer
Bogotá (Colombia) / Montreal (Canada)
Originating from Bogotá, Colombia, and having honed her practice in the territory of Tiohti:áke, Montreal, Andrea Peña is a prolific Latinx artist who has built international renown as a designer, choreographer and director of the multidisciplinary company Andréa Peña & Artists.
Originating from Bogotá, Colombia, and having honed her practice in the territory of Tiohti:áke, Montreal, Andrea Peña is a prolific Latinx artist who has built international renown as a designer, choreographer and director of the multidisciplinary company AP&A (Andréa Peña & Artists). With a background in design and fashion, Andrea is a definitively multifaceted visionary who works seamlessly across mediums. Rooted in extensive research and choreographic knowledge, she creates unique living universes that unify bodies and materials in performative, digital and sculptural environments.
Andrea’s artistic rigor has been recognized by numerous awards including the Ballet BC Choreographer Award 2024, whilst in 2023 she was the winner of the 1st international La Biennale di Venezia dance co-production. Complex, vulnerable and raw, her work has been commissioned by TanzKassel, National Arts Center, Phi Center, SAT and Ballet Edmonton. She has presented work at prestigious institutions and festivals across the world, including Musée d’Art Contemporain Montreal, Mattress Factory Museum Pittsburgh, Tanz Bremen, Tanzmesse, Theatre Freiburg, Tokyo Performing Arts Meeting, Attakkalari India Biennial, Milano Festival, Hong Kong International Choreography Festival, Festival Internacional de Danza de la Ciudad de México, Prisma Festival Panama, AADK Spain, and IONION Arts Center Greece to name but a few.
Gallery
Dir. Bobby León & Andrea Peña
Cast & Creative +
- Andrea Peña
Choreography - Bobby León & Andrea Peña
Director - Jean-Benoit Labrecque, Benjamin Landsberg, Erin O'loughlin, Francois Richard, Laura Toma, Nicholas Bellefleur, Veronique Giasson, Gabby Kachan, Jontae McCrory
Performers - Erin Lindsay
Soprano - Arielle Cissy Loé
DJ performance - Helen Simard
Artistic Advisor - Magali Rack
Producer - Isaïe Richard
Production Coordination - Antoine Ryan
Director of Photography - Emilie Drouin
1st Assistant Director - Benjamin Gauthier
Steadicam Operator - Léo Mangeon
Key Grip - Guillaume Pelletier
Grip Electro - Laurent SP
Production Assistant - Lian Benoit
Set Photographer - Henri-Léonard Fabien
Set Videographer - Jonathan Saucier
Production Designer - Polina Boltova
Costumes - Alexis Gosselin
Set Designer - Cyrus Khalatbari and Jonathan Chomko
Coding - Mathieu Leroux
Dramaturge - Hugo Dalphond
Lighting Consultant - Didier Bergeron
Sound Mixer - Marc Bartissol (dull)
Original score
Credits +
Co-produced by Agora De la Danse, Theater Freiburg, Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil Des Arts et Lettres du Québec
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