Description:

Salopette is a contemporary dance performance that tells an intimate story of lifelong love through a duet between two performers. Blending dance with theatrical elements, the piece traces a relationship as it unfolds: from playful beginnings, through the challenges of emotional maturity, to the quiet tenderness of growing old together.

At its core, Salopette is less about movement and more about feeling, atmosphere, and the unspoken moments that keep love both alive and fragile. It explores how emotions evolve over time; how support can slip into dependence, how the everyday can create distance, and yet, how love can endure as a conscious and powerful choice.

Structured in four chapters (youth, maturity, personal growth, and a reflective epilogue), the performance leans on expressive physical storytelling and a rich musical landscape. The soundscape blends soul classics by Sam Cooke with carefully selected instrumental pieces, while a single costume, a shared pair of overalls, symbolically follows the couple’s journey through time.

Salopette is a tender, honest, and emotionally layered ode to love: not the kind that lasts because it’s easy, but the kind that endures because it is nurtured and chosen, again and again.

Choreography & Direction: Michele Pastorini with YAC

Performance: Maria Matarranz de Las Heras, Valentin Chou

Dramaturgy:Michele Pastorini with YAC

Music: Sam Cooke + Funkadelic + The Orange Bird Blues Band