Four chairs and four dancers in everyday clothes who launch their own choreographic interpretation of body percussion usually used to give rhythm to nursery rhymes and other popular body songs. In this surprising “rhythmed dance” developed by choreographer and dancer Mauro Paccagnella, the story is told solely through the percussive use of sitting bodies (in this case with hands, arms and legs) who set the pace, invent narrative movements and create digressions through idiosyncrasy.

The Magnificent 4 (Stéphane Broc, Mauro Paccagnella, Gaétan Bulourde and Ben Fury) are perfectly synchronised, coordinated down to the smallest details, like a magician’s suitcase. Their precision gradually draws the spectator into a subversive trance for a brief moment of catharsis and joy that will overtake various places around the city. This liberating trance will then be shared with the audience in a masterclass teaching the different movements of this performance that has been presented in Brussels since 2013.

There is an XXL version of the show, taken from the low-cost romantic opera choreography, Siegfried Forever, created by Wooshing Machine in 2006, has returned to the stage ten years after its creation. A series of short films based on the choreography has also been made by dancer and video artist, Stéphane Broc.