X! (un opéra fantastique) - Gérald Kurdian

In seeking to disidentify the masculine, Gérald Kurdian met individuals, therapists and activists who to him seemingly were reinventing the political through the care of the intimate. By exploring these marginalized activist scenes, he has gathered a veritable archive of texts, recordings, photos and films in the form of a journal. It is this archive that now forms the primary material for X! (a fantasy opera).    Halfway between documentary, live electronic music and performance, X! (a fantastic opera) is a musical fable. It is an opportunity for Gérald Kurdian to invite us on a guided tour of his memory, to portray the flamboyant individuals he has met and to transform a minor narrative into a collective experience. X! (a fantasy opera) portrays current activist cultures and is a choral manifesto for a sensitive revolution that emphasises the importance of care, listening and collective fictions in the joint invention of our futures. • Gérald Kurdian is a performer, musician and radio artist and a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts de Paris-Cergy and hold a post-graduate diploma in choreographic research from Ex.e.r.ce 07 - Centre Chorégraphique National de Montpellier. Since 2017, he has been developing a cycle of performative and musical research on alternative forms of sexuality and queer micro-politics: HOT BODIES OF THE FUTURE!