Soufflette

At the webpage of Bergen International Festival the following, among other things, is written about Soufflette**:

"In French slang, 'soufflette' means blowing the smoke from one person's mouth back into another's. This is an intimate act during which one shares the most essential and yet ungraspable part of our existence: the air that keeps us alive and makes us high.

Soufflette will be an exchange of air throughout the centuries. What if a medieval breath blew through our lips?

Musical archives from 12th and 13th century keep the memories of the first attempts at composing polyphony in the Western world. This is a fascinating moment where we can witness how an organised community creates its own architecture, builds a way to coexist and sing together. The memory of those first polyphonies blows into our mouths, lungs and bodies. They confront with contemporary anthems to create unheard pieces."

SOURCES:

Bergen International Fstival, www.fib.no, 09.05.2018, https://www.fib.no/en/Programme/?TLp=1284826

Carte Blanche, carteblanche.no, 09.05.2018, https://carteblanche.no/repertoar/soufflette/

**The Norwegian language text and the English language text from Bergen International Festival differ some. In this entry, Sceneweb.no quotes each text as it is on the Bergen International Festival webpage. As a result, the Norwegian and the English text do not correspond in full.