Leïla Ka: Maldonne

On stage, dresses. Evening gowns, wedding gowns, nightgowns, day dresses, ballroom dresses. Sequined, flowing, puffed, fitted, oversized. Dresses that fly, shimmer, rustle, spin, trail, or fall. Empire waists, boned bodices—dresses that waltz to Leonard Cohen, and others that weep, loosely stitched, weightless, unstructured, knotted at the waist. And then, dresses alone—playful, defiant—dancing to deep electronic basslines.

On stage, five women wear these dresses. Five who sweat because they are alive.

Maldonne is a highly evocative piece that explores the fragilities, rebellion and multiple identities that co-exist within femininity.

Following the international success of her first three multi-award-winning pieces, the solos and duets Pode ser / You’re the one we love / Bouffées Leïla Ka creates Maldonne, her first group piece nominated for the International Dance Prize 2025 at Sadler’s Wells in London and performed more than 100 times. It will be the USA premiere.

Choreography: Leïla Ka
Performers : Océane Crouzier, Jennifer Dubreuil Houthemann, Jane Fournier Dumet, Leïla Ka, Jade Logmo and Justine Agator
Choreographer Assistant: Jane Fournier Dumet
Light Design: Laurent Fallot
Costume Design: Leïla Ka
Lighting Manager: Clara Coll Bigot
Sound Designer: Rodrig Desa