« Vertige, Manhattan Transfert » de Léonard Matton – Emersiøn

Vertige, Manhattan Transfert is an immersive creation that plunges the audience into the atmosphere of a New York undergoing major transformation at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Adapted from the novel by John Dos Passos, the show unfolds a living "city-play" where twelve actresses embody a multitude of intertwining destinies. Free to move around, spectators wander at the very heart of the action, close to the bodies, voices, and narratives.

Carried by a century of musical creation — from jazz to electronics — the piece offers a physical experience of the acceleration of the modern world. Images, sounds, and AI-augmented immersive technologies extend the experience and blur reference points, inviting everyone to become an explorer of this sensory fresco.

By creating a dialogue between yesterday's industrial revolutions and today's digital changes, Vertige, Manhattan Transfert questions our relationship with new technologies: how do they transform our imaginations, our bodies, and our relationships? Between human presence and interactive devices, the performance holds in tension the emotion of the living and the power of machines.