Depending on how you pronounce it, the Japanese word “Ningyo” can mean siren or puppet. “Nin” means human, “Gyo” fish. This creation by Nicole Seiler, deals through dance, video and music with the myth of Siren: half human, half animal, sometimes mermaid, sometimes snake or bird woman. Often described as dangerous, this mythical character seduces through singing and beauty: a fascinating legend, combining seduction with death, throwing us into the stirring waters of an ambivalent existence – like a Siren or a puppet. Beguilingly impressive imagery, pulsating music and intense lighting create a magic that deals with an attempt at the emancipation of the ambivalent femininity of the Siren. 

WITH YoungSoon Cho Jaquet CONCEPT Nicole Seiler DRAMATURGY Simona Travaglianti CHOREOGRAPHY Nicole Seiler, YoungSoon Cho Jaquet, Chiharu Mamiya MUSIC Letizia Renzini VIDEO Nicole Seiler, Vincent Deblue SCENOGRAPHY Julien Grob LIGHT DESIGN Stéphane Gattoni COSTUMES Claude Rueger PHOTO Nicole Seiler PREMIERE Schlachthaus-Festival Ouest-Est, Bern 03/2008 PRODUCTION Compagnie Nicole Seiler COPRODUCTION Arsenic Lausanne; Espace Nuithonie Villars-sur-Glâne; Schlachthaus Bern SUPPORT Ville de Lausanne; Etat de Vaud; Loterie Romande; Fondation Leenaards; Migros Kulturprozent INTERNET www.nicoleseiler.com

Cie Nicole Seiler
Choreographer Nicole Seiler founded her company in 2002. She creates multimedia dance performances, videos and choreographic installations. Dance and video often have the same importance. They become two inseparable means of expression that challenge each other and are in dialogue with one another.