Cie SmARTS
Project and mission
Cie SmARTS is a not-for-profit organization located in Paris, founded by international choreographer Roxane Butterfly. Cie SmARTS aims to widen the visibility of people with Down Syndrome, such as her daughter Zuly.
Percussion, body-drumming and tap dance are amongst the disciplines which enable individuals with concrete learning qualities, to gain autonomy, self-estim and to better their socializing skills.By providing workshops and performance blending individuals with down syndrome and mainstream participants, Cie SmARTS invites all of us to reflect on the fundamental value of “difference”.
Percussion, body-drumming and tap dance are amongst the disciplines which enable individuals with concrete learning qualities, to gain autonomy, self-estim and to better their socializing skills.By providing workshops and performance blending individuals with down syndrome and mainstream participants, Cie SmARTS invites all of us to reflect on the fundamental value of “difference”.
The Show
In this show, choreographer Roxane Butterfly engages thru rhythm and movement, a liberating conversation with her daughter who has Down Syndrome.
“Zuly appeared from the cosmos conveying a extra-dose of humanity which set back to zero the counter of my ego. The tender insurrection of slowness shifted my sense of time and self. The harmony was elsewhere, yet to be met…with her”.
Rooted in slavery, tap-dance reconnects here with its very essence as a language of empowerment.
