As a part of the “Monuments En Mouvement<\/a>” (translates Monuments in motion) series held with Paris’ Pantheon, French acrobat, actor and dancer\u00a0Yoann Bourgeois\u00a0<\/strong>choreographed a captivating performance. Entitled, The Mechanics of History<\/strong>, <\/em>the exhibit was an attempt to examine the concept of suspension.<\/p>\n

The “Mechanics of History” was situated beneath the Panth\u00e9on\u2019s dome and the installation consisted of a discrete trampoline and a circular staircase that rotated around it. The installation is very strategically placed over the Panth\u00e9on\u2019s Foucault Pendulum<\/a>, which was devised by French physicist\u00a0L\u00e9on Foucault\u00a0and offers an easy-to-understand demonstration of Earth\u2019s rotation. According to co-producers\u00a0Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de la Ville<\/a>, Bourgeois\u2019s work is a meditation on Earth\u2019s gravity.<\/p>\n

Each time a performer falls down the stairs, the trampoline would reinstate them back to the steps. What’s really impressive is the synchronization between the performers and the fact that their fall and rise did not disturb the flow of the other person’s performance. The fall and rise continue and are quite symbolic of life’s struggle. We all keep going, but eventually no one reaches to the top, just like it happens in this performance.<\/p>\n

Performers:\u00a0 Emilien Janneteau, Damien Droin, Lucas Struna and Yoann Bourgeois<\/p>\n

Cover Image:\u00a0G\u00e9raldine Aresteanu<\/a><\/p>\n

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As a part of the “Monuments En Mouvement” (translates Monuments in motion) series held with Paris’ Pantheon, French acrobat, actor and dancer\u00a0Yoann Bourgeois\u00a0choreographed a captivating performance. Entitled, The Mechanics of History, the exhibit was an attempt to examine the concept of suspension. The “Mechanics of History” was situated beneath the Panth\u00e9on\u2019s dome and the installation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,7860],"tags":[7879,7878,7873,7874,7875,7877,7876],"yoast_head":"\n