L’ogre, le phénix et l’ami fidèle (The Ogre, the Phoenix and the Faithful Friend) is a solo work created in collaboration with Benoit Lachambre. It is part of All in All, a trilogy ideated and curated by Lachambre.

L’ogre, le phénix et l’ami fidèle opens a space of reflection on the conditions of collective identity, memory and political struggle in the context of contemporary Lebanese history.
It is a meditation, a purge and a prayer.
Through a process of positioning, deconstruction and reflection of the space and its elements, I am situating my body in relation to the history of his native country.
I am attempting to take ownership of and transform the narratives that have for so long defined and shaped my identity as a Lebanese person.  
The images projected in the room, as well as the sounds played, are complied by Lebanese multimedia artist Tarek Chemaly. They are all taken from key moments of popular culture and mainstream advertisement during the period of the Lebanese Civil War between 1975 and 1990. 
The work is divided into 3 distinct sections, which evolve and shift over the course of the performance:
I. Meditation
II. Purge
III. Prayer

The audience is free to move around the space.  Observe, witness, leave and come back as need be.
Research Trailer : https://vimeo.com/566668930

Dates:
August 5 ,6, 2023 @ Impulstanz, Vienna, Austria
November 8, 2022 @ CINARS, Montréal, Canada
March 18, 19 ,2022 @ Vancouver International Dance Festival, Canada
March 7, 9 @ Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosi, Mexico
September 5, 6 @ Fabbrica Europa, Florence, Italy

Credits for L’ogre, le Phoenix et l’ami fidèle
Created as a collaborative process between Benoit Lachambre & Charlie Prinnce
Performative installation proposed by Benoit Lachambre as engaged with & transformed by Charlie Prince
Dramaturgy/external eye : Kathy Casey
Audio - Video Work: Tarek Chemaly

Credits for All in All
Choreographic ideation and curation : Benoît Lachambre
Performers : Benoît Lachambre, Rachel Harris, Elinor Fueter, Charlie Prince, Ricardo Rubio
Artistic collaborators : Kathy Casey, Rachel Harris, Elinor Fueter, Charlie Prince, Benoît Lachambre, Ricardo Rubio Victor Hugo Malafacha, Abraham Jaykob
Dramaturge : Kathy Casey
Artistic partnership : Kathy Casey and Benoît Lachambre
Visual (video) and artistic creation : Tarek Chemaly
Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts, ParBleux, Art Circulation, Montréal Danse, Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosi, Fabbrica Europa

About All in All
A profound reflection on multiple artistic, socio-cultural and political realities, All in All is a voyage through different territories, an invitation to experience cycles through a triangular performative coexistence uniting three cultures: Lebanese, Mexican and Canadian.

Tryptic within a tryptic and deployed in three separate choreographic spaces, the work questions us both as individuals and collectively on the resonance of bodies, movements and consciousnesses. It is an exploration of the indefatigable bonds at work in world dynamics and a questioning of the hierarchies of aesthetics.

The final work in a triptych composed of Lifeguard and Fluid Grounds, All in All reflects Benoît Lachambre’s desire to dialogue with creativities, realities, disciplines and mediums in a multi-faceted choreographic work. It continues his ever evolving desire to question the body and its movements.
Unfolding over many hours, the piece All in All revolves around multiple choreographic territories. The piece allows the appreciation of three simultaneous performances:
Boreal Castles, a duo for Elinor Fueter and Rachel Harris, The Ogre, the Phoenix and the Faithful Friend, a solo for Charlie Prince in dialogue with Tarek Chemaly’s video work and a duo composed of Benoît Lachambre and Ricardo Rubio entitled Perro de Fuego Rata de Agua.
These performances are conceived in a shared process investigating, notably, the politics of gaze, historical amnesia, acknowledgement and resilience. Through this work, Benoît Lachambre at the artistic direction and Kathy Casey, dramaturge, propose an unprecedented spectacularity that favours numerous points of view.
All in All is created for spaces that incite the mobility of the spectator, encouraging a plurality of perspectives. Continually evolving and transdisciplinary, this creation is to be seen as an invitation to new forms of listening and attention.

All in All is a coproduction of Montréal Danse and Par B.L.eux