Je suis une montagne

Heat, rain and wind press against your skin. Something rumbles far away. A precisely programmed choreography of light makes a mockery of time - and all is experienced from behind your eyelids. 

Je suis une montagne is a physical experience as much as a performance: French whizz-kid and choreographer Éric Arnal-Burtschy reshapes time and perception through storming the senses with technical precision. Built with custom light systems and atmospheric design, a shifting landscape unfolds where day turns to night in a breath, and the body becomes just one part of something much larger. 

A powerful reflection on our fleeting existence, and our relationship with nature, this piece gently rearranges the scale of daily life—inviting the rush of now to dissolve into something slower, deeper, and strangely comforting.  

Éric Arnal-Burtschy is an artist and choreographer creating immersive experiences that blend performing and visual arts. After studying history, philosophy, and geopolitics, he turned to dance and visual arts. His work, often considered innovative and experimental, has been shown at prestigious venues like the Louvre Lens, Kanal Centre Pompidou, and the Hong Kong Arts Center. 

Éric is an associate artist at 9-9 bis Le Métaphone (2023-2026), Théâtre de Liège (2024-2028), and Théâtre les Gémeaux (2025-2029), and in residence at Théâtre de L’L (Brussels) and WorkSpaceBrussels. He has received awards from the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation and the Hermès Foundation.