Nadine Gerspacher and Jeanne Morel debut their theatrical modern dance creation on manipulation [A.36,5], this summer. The company’s first work, it was inspired by Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, in which a society uses genetic manipulation to control its citizens. Nadine and Jeanne explore the idea of control by using the iconic Barbie doll. By incorporating Barbies (collected from members of the troupe and at markets like Encants) into the scenery, costuming and choreography of their work, they show the audience a startling transformation of a girl, as she goes from an innocent and carefree being, to a mischievous manipulator. Nadine and Jeanne act like first-time parents when talking about the performance and new collective they formed bringing together artists with backgrounds in fashion design, music, professional dance and circus. The group will give a partial preview of [A.36,5] in Sant Cugat on June 11th, coinciding with the end-of-term performances for Varium, a professional dance school where Nadine teaches. After that, the full Barbie experience will be around to dazzle, shock and make audiences think about manipulation in a whole new light as part of Menorca’s dance festival on July 10th.