A piece performed by mother and son. ”Rakke” is a West Flemish (West Vlaams) word meaning “quarrel.” This piece is inspired by (our) family conflicts and the complex emotions they bring such as shame, pride, frustration, anger and loss of control. Fights between parents and children have many layers, and by exploring them, we found a lot of inspiration. We noticed recurring patterns and asked ourselves: What sparks a fight? What is feeding the fight? How does it eventually resolve? These emotions are the foundation of our work, shaping the piece into our own personal story.

Awards: RIDCC (Public Award, Partner Award with Tanz Bielefeld by Felix Landerer and CCN de Créteil et du Val-de Marne/EMKA) & Hannover Choreography Competition (Production Award National Theater Mannheim, Production Award Gärtnerplatztheater München and performance awards by Tanzlabor Roxy Ulm), 6th International Choreographic Competition at Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (First Prize)

Trailer of the long version of Rakke (50′)

Performed and co-produced by Louis Thuriot & Patricia George – Choreography by Louis Thuriot – Musical compositions ( Fragments from Fantasticheria, Broken, Movimento Continuo en Furioso) by Patricia George – Light design by Jan Wiesbrock – Pictures by Mark David & Quentin Chevrier – Partners RIDCC, CCN de Créteil et du Val-de-Marne

Press reviews

“The loud argument (“Rakke”) between Louis Thuriot and his mother, Patricia Georger is just as amusing. As incomprehensible as Flemish is for the German public, the quarrel seems unravelable. He seeks salvation in over-the-top movements, while his mother seeks her own expression with the accordion. Two languages ​​that are so different.
In the end, however, the two find common ground in movement, synchronized and exuberant.
In Hanover, this won two production awards.”

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“Emotions and feelings seem to be the fundamental ingredients of this performance, which combines choreography and music, “cooking” them, as it were, in a typical family setting, this time centered on the ever-essential relationship between mother and child, between generating and being generated, like two poles producing sparks. At its core is a short dramaturgy that gradually transitions from words to gestures. In short, it is the representation of a quarrel—or rather, the quarrel itself, so to speak—followed by the perception of a bond and the realization of mutual recognition. Central to all of this is the depiction of an imbalance, even an aesthetic one, between the dancer-choreographer (with great technical skill) and the musician who “converts” to dance, a creative dissonance that almost inexplicably creates a harmonious melody. Both are talented, yet differ in their profound similarity, like a mother and a son.”

UNA GIORNATA A “FUORIFORMATO” FESTIVAL. -di Maria Dolores Pesce, Lunedì, 07 Luglio 2025 , https://www.sipario.it/attualita/i-fatti/item/16804-una-giornata-a-fuoriformato-festival-di-maria-dolores-pesce.html