L’Art du Bigidi (2026)
L’Art du Bigidi is a short documentary exploring the world of Gwoka — a Guadeloupean tradition of dance, music, and resistance, rooted in the island’s colonial history and natural upheavals. At the heart of the film is dancer Lena Blou’s philosophy of the bigidi, a Creole term evoking unstable balance; the precarious state of slipping without falling. It’s a way of moving in a place where the ground literally and figuratively shifts - a metaphor for life in Guadeloupe, shaped by slavery, colonisation, earthquakes, tornadoes, and droughts. Two dancers - Lena Blou and Ovide Carindo - embody this principle. Their bodies tremble, almost fall, then recover, improvising in response to the surroundings. Sonny Troupé, a contemporary Gwoka musician, composes to their movements, echoing the traditional drum-dancer dialogue in which the dancer dictates the musical score. Together they weave the mesmerising vision of a radical philosophy from a land that knows how to dance with uncertainty.
Director: Silvia Gin
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Léna Blou as Voix |
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Léna Blou as Danseuse |
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Ovide Carindo as Danseur |
| Directing | Silvia Gin | Director |
| Sound | Sonny Troupé | Music Producer |
| Camera | Silvia Gin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Louise Boer | Editor |
| Editing | Silvia Gin | Editor |
| Editing | Matthew Blacklock | Colorist |
