L'équipe de Réalisation x Smashworks Dance
404 INSIDE
Smashworks Dance (New York, USA) is proud to collaborate with L'équipe de Réalisation (Tarbes, France) for a one of a kind creative process in southern France. Smashworks and artists Dominique Prunier and Pascal Esclarmonde join forces to explore movement, spoken word, live music, and light installation — culminating in a new work to premiere 2025.
404 INSIDE delves into the universal questions we all confront.
Through a delicate interplay of bodies, sound, language, and light, the work mirrors the complexity of human thought—constantly navigating the tension between what should be, what could be, and, ultimately, what is.
404 INSIDE channels the chaos and beauty of the mind in motion—a visceral search for grounding in a noisy world.
CREATIVE RESIDENCY & PERFORMANCES
Co-produced by L'Équipe de Réalisation and Parvis Scène Nationale Tarbes Pyrenees
CREATIVE RESIDENCY AT LE PARI À TARBES: September 15 - October 5, 2025
PERFORMANCES:
October 3, 4, 5: Le Pari
October 7: Angos Itinérance Culturelle
October 8: Lourdes
October 9: Lanne
October 10: Gayan
October 11: Abbaye de l’Escaladieu
ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENTS:
CONTEMPORARY DANCE MASTER CLASS, TAUGHT BY ASHLEY MCQUEEN & MANON HALLAY
about the process
The creative process for 404 INSIDE began in December 2023, when company dancer and collaborator Manon Hallay returned to her hometown of Tarbes, France. She joined forces with Dominique Prunier and Pascal Esclarmonde to develop the initial stages of 404 INSIDE —sparking new ideas of a collaboration of dance, text, light, and sound.
She and Artistic Director Ashley McQueen continued working collaboratively—sharing movement, text, and visual ideas virtually with the artists of L'équipe de Réalisation for a few months before returning together in person.
In June 2024, all four creatives met in Tarbes to deepen the creative exchange and continue building the piece in person.
Since their last trip to France, the two companies have spent the last year working together over Zoom to develop an evening-length work that weaves together text, dance, light, and original music.
meet the team
Choreography: Ashley MCQUEEN
Dance: Manon HALLAY and Ashley MCQUEEN
Composition and Live Music: Pascal ESCLARMONDE
Voice: Dominique PRUNIER
Sound Control: Jérôme HALLAY
Text: Lydie SALVAYRE (Excerpts from Against and Don't Say That ©Gallimard) and Francis FERRIE
LED Mapping and Scenography: Pascal ESCLARMONDE
Production Administrator: Laurianne BERNARD
