“The parking lot is like family. It is useful, functional, not always pretty, but has its public and private uses,” explain Paule Vernin and Aurélie Tedo in reference to this new setting for Danse Avec Ta Mère (DATM for those in the know). Here, six dancing performers touch on moments in life, lugging around their legacy and that of their loved ones, those family relationships that weigh us down, irritate and bother us.  All the different happy, tormented, distant and intimate stories whose common denominator is the fact that their influence shapes our lives.

From car choreography to feminist rap, romantic slow dances and juicy fights, these stories are portrayed from the perspective of a family heading off on holiday, for a journey in the cramped confines of a car, where everyone wants to protect their own space and comfort, between memories and fights.

The two young choreographers and directors have been working together artistically for a long time. They develop their shows by collecting stories and memories and build on close proximity with the audience. In an electro-pop aesthetic, a tight slow dance with our legacies, our shared experiences, our false notes, our side steps and our passionate tangos, Danse Avec Ta Mère cultivates curiosity, tenderness and excess.