Hermès presents On The Wings of Hermès, an immersive poetic and cinematic performance inspired by the tale of Pegasus, beginning April 18th at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour.
After performances in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore, the highly anticipated world tour of this original creation will land in Miami with a dreamy experience that appeals to the senses and embodies the playful, lighthearted spirit of Hermès.
Opening to the public from April 18th to April 27th, On The Wings of Hermès invites audiences to travel to an imaginary universe created for the house by Belgian duo, director Jaco Van Dormael and choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey, together with the Astragales dance company. Visitors will discover a fantastical activation that blends together dance, a theatre of objects, music and cinema through seven live performances featuring landscapes and utopic worlds where poetic figurines and iconic Hermès objects come alive.
Hermès invites the audience to travel to an imaginary universe created for the house by Belgian duo, director Jaco Van Dormael and choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey, together with the Astragales dance company. The performance is an invitation to take flight and see your dreams take shape in an ode to oneirism.
“This work metaphorically illustrates the lightness that is omnipresent at Hermès: in the delicate hands of our craftsmen sewing with two needles at once; in the elegance of materials, and in the subtle notes of a perfume. It is an experience which sparks the imagination, designed by artisans of dreams,” says Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès Artistic Director.
In the darkness of a vast space that resembles a film studio, seven sketches reveal, one after another, the fable of Pegasus, the mythical winged horse, and his seven foals. In a performance which blends together dance, a theatre of objects, music and cinema, visitors discover a tale through seven perfor- mances, each with its own backdrop; landscapes and utopic worlds where poetic figurines and Hermès objects come alive, like graceful puppets, in a choreography of twirling hands.
Dancers and choreographers work together with image and lighting techni- cians in a magical extravaganza. A mini circus; a humorous opera sung by a cast of Hermès “Kelly” bags; a lyrical flight of interlacing gloves; a dance sequence depicting two entwined lovers, carried away by the wind into a bright blue sky… Captured in real time by Jaco Van Dormael, the scenes are projected onto a giant screen, recreating the magic of the illusion.
After performances in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore, the world tour of this original creation lands in Miami with an experience that appeals to the senses and embodies the playful, lighthearted spirit of Hermès.
Complimentary admission by registration is now available online at hermes.com/wings. Shows begin promptly at 2pm, 4pm and 7pm, and doors open 30 minutes prior.
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