Jury Statement
Décrochez-moi-ça is a work that succeeds in creating a deeply poetic visual universe by blending the stage space, costumes, and objects with remarkable coherence. Its visual design does not stop at creating beautiful images; it gives a tangible form to the passage of time and the journey of human life, leaving the spectator with a lasting emotion. The most striking element lies in the visual narrative constructed by the set design. The countless costumes suspended across the stage are not mere props: they become artistic devices that evoke time and memory. Throughout the show, the performers constantly put on and take off these costumes, continuously transforming into new beings. Moving across the revolving stage, they naturally change clothes; these metamorphoses are not just transitions between scenes, but visual representations of the multiple roles everyone occupies throughout their existence. The sequences where the revolving stage and the costume transformations blend into a single, continuous motion give the impression of contemplating a lifetime. Space ceases to be a static backdrop and becomes a landscape where time accumulates and flows. The performers' bodies, costumes, and objects echo one another to continually birth new imagery. Each scene possesses its own identity while integrating into a continuity that subtly conveys the permanence of memory and the journey of life. Furthermore, the show relies neither on spectacular stage trickery nor on ostentatious technical effects. On the contrary, it favors a highly restrained spatial composition, a precise arrangement of objects, costumes whose materials and textures remain fully expressive, and movement work of remarkable harmony. No element on stage exists in isolation: all participate in the same visual language, composing true tableaux vivants at every moment. Décrochez-moi-ça brilliantly demonstrates that visual design is not mere decoration or ornament, but a full-fledged narrative capable of carrying the meaning of the work. The organic flow created by the space, costumes, and objects conveys the temporality of existence and the metamorphoses of the human being with great sensitivity, turning the entire stage into a living work of art of remarkable aesthetic coherence.
