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Lenio Kaklea, An Alphabet for the Camera, Untitled (Figures)
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Open in the appIn 2023, Lenio Kaklea received a commission to create a performance based on the iconic song I'm Coming Out, written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and performed by Diana Ross. Initially puzzled by this invitation, she decided to explore the worlds of queer… In 2023, Lenio Kaklea received a commission to create a performance based on the iconic song I'm Coming Out, written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers and performed by Diana Ross. Initially puzzled by this invitation, she decided to explore the worlds of queer artists close to her heart, such as Ulrike Ottinger, Jill Johnston, Jean Genet and neo-realist Greek painter and set designer Yannis Tsarouchis. She thus created a performance paying homage to the capacity of queer cultures to teach us to love the female body, through a catalogue of danced figures. Before the performance, the video An Alphabet for the Camera will be presented on a large TV screen. This video comes from her choreographic piece Analphabète (2017), in which she embodies a collection of images – each danced phrase equivalent to a sign, thus forming an alphabet. The perception, recognition and memory of the spectators are called upon to establish a relationship through these animistic signs endowed with their own life.