In the first part of this double bill, four dancers from our company present their own short choreographies under the name Choreolab. In part two we give the floor to head of the dance répétiteurs Ana Maria Lucaciu and her creation What You Are About To See.
CHOREOLAB
Allison McGuire creates the solo Hadal Zone in which we dive into the deepest region of the ocean. There lives a creature that is twisted and vulnerable, shaped by the extremes of the ocean.
Charles Antoni, in and i’ll bring you flowers, explores the grieving process and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with it. Six characters struggle with the absence that is always present.
In Figures in Flight, Shane Urton reinterprets the myth of Icarus. Inspired by Panamarenko – and with an original sculpture by the celebrated artist on stage – this dance theatre work interweaves homesickness, ambition and failure with a playful mix of humour and melancholy.
.zero is inspired by geometric or monochrome art. From her new zero point, Louiza Avraam explores the endless richness within simple lines, shapes and surfaces.
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE
What happens when you have prepared everything down to the last detail, but nothing goes according to plan? With What You Are About To See, Ana Maria Lucaciu creates a ‘disastrous’ performance about a world that is completely out of control and inevitably confronts us with the need for adaptability, acceptance, flexibility, humour and the ability to let go.
With the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government. Figures in Flight is part of the Panamarenko85 project, an initiative of the Panamarenko Foundation.
Hadal Zone
Choreography: Allison McGuire
Composition: Lukas Hellings
Costume design: Irina Shaposhnikova
Lighting design: Caroline Mathieu
Dramaturgy: Koen Bollen
Dance: Allison McGuire
and i’ll bring you flowers
Concept and regie: Charles Antoni
Choreography: Charles Antoni
Music: Roeland Luyten
Costume design: Irina Shaposhnikova
Lighting design: Caroline Mathieu
Dramaturgy: Tom Swaak
Dance: Lara Fransen, Niya Juste, Philipe Lens, Saul Vega Mendoza, Ester Pérez
Figures in Flight
Choreography: Shane Urton
Music: Roeland Luyten, Johann Strauss II
Text: Shane Urton, Barbara Revalk
Costume design: Irina Shaposhnikova
Lighting design: Caroline Mathieu
Dramaturgy: Koen Bollen
Dance: Brent Daneels, Thomas De Keersmaecker, Niya Juste, Philipe Lens, Valeria Marangelli, Saul Vega Mendoza, Ester Pérez
.zero
Choreography: Louiza Avraam
Composition: Marc Strobel
Costume design: Irina Shaposhnikova
Lighting design: Caroline Mathieu
Dramaturgy: Tom Swaak
Dance: Brent Daneels, Peter Desmet, Lara Fransen, Valeria Marangelli, Ester Pérez, Gaetano Signorelli, Marine Garcia
What You Are About To See
Choreography and direction: Ana Maria Lucaciu
Music: Dave Brubeck, T.M. Rives, Hoagy Carmichael
Text: T.M. Rives
Sound design: Roeland Luyten, T.M. Rives
Lighting design: Caroline Mathieu
Rehearsal director: Zoe Ashe-Browne
Dramaturgy: Koen Bollen
Dance: Charles Antoni, Anais De Caster, Gloria De Meester, David Ledger, Lisa Mariani, Austin Meiteen, Niharika Senapati, Saul Vega Mendoza, Madison Vomastek, Lateef Williams
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