January 28—February 7, 2026
Dance, performance, visual arts
Festival of international emerging artistic practices
Marseille and Aix-en-Provence
Marseille and Aix-en-Provence
Amit Noy
Luck!
2026
January 30 at 18:00
Friche la Belle de Mai, Studio moD
Duration: 50 min
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In co-presentation with Friche la Belle de Mai
This project is part of the Professionalisation Cycle for a Sustainable Cultural Sector – Young Choreographers from the South, led by Parallèle, with the support of the Cultures et Création programme of the Fondation de France and sponsorship from Caisse des Dépôts
In Luck!, Amit Noy explores how the nation-state — specifically the colonial state — takes shape through traditional dances performed collectively. By subverting these dances, he uncovers a phenomenological material in which it becomes possible to trace actions, affective impulses, and the very character of this state, acting as both continuous overseer and agent of violence.
With this body placed at the center of a four-sided stage, stripped of lighting and sound, the question posed here is: if a gesture is a terrain for intergenerational memory, can we trace the choreography of consciousness through dance?
Biography
Amit Noy is a New Zealand-born choreographer, performer, and writer based in Marseille. In 2022, he received the Pina Bausch Fellowship, which allowed him to study with artists Deborah Hay and Miguel Gutierrez. He created his first piece in 2023, A Big Big Room Full of Everybody’s Hope. Good Luck premiered in 2025 at the Montpellier Danse festival. He is currently working on Luck!. As a performer and assistant, he has collaborated with Irish choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan. Amit also writes about dance for Artforum, BOMB Magazine, Gagosian Quarterly, and The Brooklyn Rail.
Credits
Distribution
Creation, performance: Amit Noy
Production: Marie Lhotellier / Cie Sumac
Administration: Emmanuelle Taccard / Cie Sumac
Acknowledgements: Samir Kennedy, Zeynep Kepekli, Holly Vallis, Karthika Naïr, Miguel Gutierrez, Anne Kerzerho, Maud Blandel, Katerina Andreou, Flavio Coppola
Co-production
Parallèle
Photo
© Simon Courchel
