Beyond Wonderland @ Jade

The first concert of the Beyond Wonderland project.

Nü Moon, the band behind the spectacle, is an eclectic formation revolving around a psychedelic and poetic dimension. Fusing with experimental sounds from the cosmos, their music is transcendental from another universe.

The story, like a glimmer of hope coming out from an endless tunnel, is imagined and directed by Mickaël Ankri.

The performance, which the author plays and choreographs, is accompanied by very unique melodies. Sig, Monki Freeman and Alassane Wade excel here in sound experimentation.

Imagine yourself in front of a scene where sound and light merge at the height of your senses.

Gongs, chimes and bells come to life as the show progresses. Then, to harmonize the composition, come synthesizers, bass and drums.

Lasers, leds and other special effects also come alive with the performance. The audience is then transported into another reality: a parallel dimension.

The story takes place in another time, a lost world in search of dreams. This odyssey of existence shared with the spectators is akin to a sensory experience.

The transition from darkness to light, symbolic and metaphorical, is expressed by the transformation of the narrator in the middle of the story.

Masked, dressed in black, the hero, with his verses and poems, dances to the rhythm of the music, hypnotic, sometimes frantic, on the edge of a mystical experience and a shamanic rite. To the amazement of the audience, he reappears mysteriously dressed in white, like a phoenix rising from his own ashes, immaculate.

The story then evolves in space, until the enigmatic meeting of a celestial entity. Back on earth, the hero returns with a new vision and the hope of bringing peace to the world.

Beyond Wonderland is a philosophical tale, a spiritual quest in search of the self and the essential.

Magic, enchantment, myths and legends are the themes borrowed in this dreamlike and existential adventure.

With:
-Mickaël Ankri (Narration, fx, Gong).
-Sig (Synth)
-Monki Freeman (Bass, Sound fx)
-Alassane Wade (Drums, Percussions)