INSCAPE

The word "inscape" refers to the singularity of each human being, but it also means "interior landscapes" or "to escape inwardly". The staging of INSCAPE takes the audience on a journey of a poetic and visual journey, symbolising the period of life thatAlexandra Stréliski went through during the years in which the album was conceived. "Those years were full of upheavals, existential crises and passages through various ′′inner states′′ within me," explains the pianist, "I wanted to bring the audience into my bubble and go through the different chapters of that period with them again.

Several visual aspects taken from the album have been integrated into the set design: illustrations by Elisabeth Gravel, graphic design by Catherine Pelletier and some archive images taken from the video of "Plus tôt" directed by Edith Jorisch. Audiences will plunge into the world of these artists, who drew their inspiration from Alexandra Stréliski's music and from the meaning of the word 'inscape' in their own lives. Gregory Arsenal and Philip Rosenberg, from Cirque Le Roux, have staged these various elements, working on contrasts, light and movement to create an atmosphere that is both intimate and grandiose, inviting us to take an inner journey. The show is constructed like a moving cinematographic work, with a common thread recalling the different stages of a life upheaval. The stage, for its part, is conceived as a reflective space whose boundaries with the audience are blurred.

Audiences will be invited to travel through the pianist's very personal memories and emotions, but also enveloped in a world that we hope will take them on a journey of their own.

In short, INSCAPE is an intimate, poetic and visual experience, but it is also part of the artist's search for meaning. "It's also my wish to share certain states of vulnerability that I've been through, to awaken the fragility that we share as human beings, and so perhaps feel less alone," concludes Alexandra.