Aurélien Bory was born in 1972 in Colmar, France. He attended Physics courses at the University of Strasbourg. These studies took him to work in the field of Architectural Acoustics. In 2000, he founded Compagnie 111 in Toulouse. He develops a «physical theater» singular and hybrid, a crossbreeding of different, converging fields in the performing arts: theater, circus, dance, visual art, and music. Intrigued by the question of space, his composite works that reflect a peculiar aesthetic are driven by sciences, and strongly rely on the scenography. His shows tour around the world. This international recognition began with Plan B (2003, Théâtre Garonne, Toulouse) and Plus ou moins l’infini / More or Less Infinity (2005, Théâtre Vidy, Lausanne) cocreated with the New Yorker stage director Phil Soltanoff. In 2008 Aurélien Bory undertook a series of women’s portraits starting with Questcequetudeviens? / What’s Become of You?  for the flamenco dancer Stéphanie Fuster and with Plexus created for the Japanese dancer Kaori Ito. In 2018 he continue the serie with aSH created for the Indian-born dancer Shantala Shivalingappa, on June at Festival Montpellier-Danse. This repertoire of thirteen creations is played in prestigious theaters in France and overseas.

Shantala Shivalingappa was born in Madras, India, brought up in Paris, Shantala is the child of east and west. She grew up in a world filled with dance and music, initiated at a tender age by her mother, dancer Savitry Nair. Deeply moved and inspired by Master Vempati Chinna Satyam’s pure and graceful style, Shantala dedicated herself to Kuchipudi, and received an intense and rigorous training from her master. Driven by a deep desire to bring Kuchipudi to the western audience, she has performed in important festivals and theatres such as Théâtre de la Ville-Paris, Sadler’s Wells–London, Mercat de les Flors-Barcelona, Jacob’s Pillow Festival-USA, New York City Center, Herbst Theatre-San Francisco, earning praise and admiration from all. Acclaimed as a rare dancer by artists and connoisseurs in India and Europe, Shantala combines a perfect technique with flowing grace and a very fine sensitivity.