Grand Repos

Blurring the lines between reality and plausibility, Grand Repos explores the coming-of-age genre through a fragmented monologue. The piece draws the audience into the mind of an adolescent girl and accompanies her on a journey towards an obsession and a quest for control over her body, touching on themes such as loneliness, shame and the emergence of desire.

The solo is structured as a contemporary tale, in which the literary figure of the young girl becomes a tool for subverting and rewriting representations. Grand Repos pays homage to the fantasies and stories we tell ourselves, and gives space to the images of the past that haunt and shape our identities.

• Anna Tierney (1999) (she/her) is a dancer and performer based in France and Belgium. After attending the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, from which she graduated in 2022, she collaborated with the Viennese choreographer Florentina Holzinger on her piece A Divine Comedy. That same year, she met Leïla Ka, who entrusted her with her multi-award-winning solo Pode Ser and with whom she has since collaborated on numerous projects. In 2023, she received the DanceWEB grant of the Impulstanz festival in Vienna. She is currently performing in Justine Berthillot’s upcoming piece and is filming with director Bertrand Mandico for his short film Si la nuit m’oublie, crevez mes illusions. At the same time, she is embarking on her first choreographic project, Grand Repos, which is scheduled to premiere in November 2027.