Foi | Faith

Alexandra Gilbert dances nude in "Foi" (Faith) by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.

Foi (Faith) is the first part of a triptych by Belgian-Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. It bridges the gap between the medieval and the contemporary in an effervescent staging. Foi fuses opera from the fourteenth century with modern theater, dance and performance. The sensual orgy, performed by the Belgian art collective “Les Ballets C. de la B.” was frenetically acclaimed by the audience as well as by the press. This snippet, featuring Alexandra Gilbert as a feline fairy that climbs on men as if they are trees will give you an impression of this mesmerizing masterpiece. … see more