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Cullberg Ballet

Figure a Sea

dance

Figure a Sea
Figure a Sea

dance

Fri 15.02 - Sat 16.02.19

A fluctuating constellation of bodies heaves incessantly. Be swept away by Figure a Sea: a sea of possibilities and a meditation about looking at music, at volatility, at synchronous and unexpected moments. The choreography for 21 dancers is both technically immaculate and distinctly minimalist. Dance icon Deborah Hay challenges the intelligence, beauty, and humour of the Cullberg dancers. The result is 60 minutes of sublime purity, beauty, and physicality.

  • #bignames
  • #ilovemusic
  • #visual
  • #brusselsdance

Faustin Linyekula

Histoire(s) du Théâtre II

theatre dance

[CANCELLED] Histoire(s) du Théâtre II
[CANCELLED] Histoire(s) du Théâtre II

theatre

Fri 01.03 - Sat 02.03.19

Unfortunately, we have to cancel all shows due to the refusal of visas for the Congolese actors/dancers.

 

What is theatre? What do emotions and history signify on the stage? Faustin Linyekula shows his personal perspective on the history of dance and theatre in Africa. To what extent does the past define the present and even the future? Accompanied by music by Ray Lema, he challenges the basic techniques of “real theatre”.

  • #challengethesystem
  • #newarrivals
  • #brusselsdance

Claire Croizé & Matteo Fargion

Flowers (we are)

dance music

Flowers (we are)
Flowers (we are)

dance

Wed 27.03 - Thu 28.03.19

Claire Croizé engages with two of her favourite sources of inspiration: Bach and Rilke. She places both masters in the hands of Matteo Fargion, the British composer and multi-instrumentalist. They have not created slavish interpretations of Bach and Rilke, but rather opted for a playful, somewhat unruly tribute.

  • #brusselsdance

Michiel Vandevelde

Ends of worlds

dance

Ends of worlds
Ends of worlds

dance

Thu 04.04 - Fri 05.04.19

How can we say something about the future through the lens of the past? Michiel Vandevelde examines the recent history of western modern and contemporary dance, from Isadora Duncan to Anna Halprin. In five speculative acts about the past from the future, the present is inevitably reflected upon. This way, choreography becomes a form of science-fiction.

  • #daredevil
  • #nxtgen
  • #society
  • #brusselsdance

deufert&plischke

Just in Time (Letters to Dance)

dance

Just in Time (Letters to Dance)
Just in Time (Letters to Dance)

dance

Sat 27.04.19

deufert&plischke are coming to Brussels to collect ‘Letters to Dance’ for three weeks. To end the project with a bang, they are also inviting everyone to dance at a veritable Bal Populair. The favourite dance moves that they collected locally will be the basis for a collective choreography. There will also be live music, surprise dance demonstrations, and live readings of ‘Letters to Dance’.

  • #cometogether
  • #energizeme

Vera Tussing, Esse Vanderbruggen & Stine Sampers

Duet the City

dance performance

Duet the City
Duet the City

dance

Sat 27.04.19

In a performance that transmits itself only on Instagram by means of Stine Sampers’ photos, choreographers/dancers Vera Tussing and Esse Vanderbruggen re-situate their work in the urban landscape of Brussels.

In een performance die je enkel kunt volgen op Instagram via Stine Sampers’ foto’s , hersitueren dansers/choreografen Vera Tussing en Esse Vanderbruggen hun werk in het stedelijke landschap van Brussel.

  • #danceday

Pichet Klunchun & Chen Wu-kang

Behalf

dance

Behalf
Behalf

dance

Fri 03.05 - Sat 04.05.19

Behalf is a danced dialogue between the Thai dancer Pichet Klunchun and the Taiwanese dancer Chen Wu-kang. This creation began as a series of conversations about their cultural backgrounds and the patriarchal social structures in both Thailand and Taiwan. A series of dance solos results in a mutual dialogue, which then moves on to involve a local musician and the audience.

  • #newarrivals
  • #tender

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas

Bartók/Beethoven/Schönberg

dance music

Bartók/Beethoven/Schönberg
Bartók/Beethoven/Schönberg

dance

Wed 19.06 - Thu 27.06.19

Take a journey through time in one evening. Bartók/Beethoven/Schönberg will take you on a journey through three of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s early works, which are each the choreographic response to historic compositions.

  • #bignames
  • #ilovemusic
  • #repertoire

Noé Soulier

The Waves

dance music

The Waves
The Waves

dance

Fri 01.02 - Sat 02.02.19

French choreographer and philosopher Noé Soulier is convinced that watching dance is just as creative as dancing itself. In this latest creation, he presents six dancers and two percussionists. The drum sounds add commas and full stops, punctuating or pausing a series of movements, or initiate new actions. Soulier explores the intersection of extremely precise dance writing and pure improvisation! 

  • #tender
  • #visual

Rosas & tg STAN

Quartett

theatre dance

Quartett
Quartett

theatre

Wed 23.01 - Sat 26.01.19

As the world stands on the verge of collapse, a man and a woman exchange a razor-sharp dialogue based on a caustic text by Heiner Müller. Frank Vercruyssen from tg STAN and Cynthia Loemij from Rosas share the stage and explore the essence of the relationship between words and movement. Again at Kaaitheater after 20 years!

  • #bignames
  • #madeinbxl
  • #repertoire

Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods

Built to Last

dance

Built to Last
Built to Last

dance

Sat 19.01 - Sun 20.01.19

Five performers travel through the history of dance – and possibly into its future. Is it possible, today, to still believe in eternal values and universality? Things are built up only to fall down again, in much the same way that we long to constantly rediscover ourselves. In Built to Last (2012), Meg Stuart worked for the first time with existing classical music.

  • #bignames
  • #energizeme
  • #ilovemusic

Benjamin Vandewalle & HYOID

cancelled - In the Sky I am Walking

music dance

cancelled - In the Sky I am Walking
cancelled - In the Sky I am Walking

music

Tue 15.01 - Wed 16.01.19

Due to productional reasons, this performance is postponed.

The vocal ensemble HYOID and artist-in-residence at Kaaitheater Benjamin Vandewalle are adapting Indianerlieder (1972) by Karlheinz Stockhausen, an iconic but rarely performed work. They are creating a gesamtkunstwerk that aims to reveal the vitality and timelessness of Stockhausen’s music. They are abandoning the original scenography in order to place the audience at the very centre of the three-dimensional ritual.

  • #ilovemusic
  • #tender

Boyzie Cekwana & Danya Hammoud

[CANCELLED] Bootlegged

dance

[CANCELLED] Bootlegged
[CANCELLED] Bootlegged

dance

Tue 18.12 - Wed 19.12.18

Unfortunately, we have to cancel both shows due to health issues of one of the dancers.

In the American Midwest in the 1880s, white people hid illegal alcohol in their boots when they traded with Native Americans – an effective strategy to neutralize rebellious Native Americans through drunkenness. ‘Bootlegging’ was born. Now we are presenting Bootlegged: an encounter between Boyzie Cekwana and Danya Hammoud: two bodies, two stories, and two histories.

  • #challengethesystem

Mette Ingvartsen

to come (extended)

dance

to come (extended)
to come (extended)

dance

Fri 16.11 - Sat 17.11.18

Advertising, film, internet: we are constantly surrounded by images of sexualized bodies. In to come (extended) 15 performers explore the relationship between individual sexual freedom and sexuality as a collective experience. The central focus is on challenging arousal and climax – by turns in alienating slow motion and then at great speed, bursting with energy.

  • #bignames
  • #daredevil
  • #energizeme

Benjamin Vandewalle & Platform-K

Common Ground

dance

Common Ground
Common Ground

dance

Sat 27.10 - Sun 28.10.18

One loves jumpstyle and toilet humour, another loves ballet and self-written love songs, while the third loves to observe the world through his camera lens and is secretly an accomplished beatboxer. If it weren’t for this production, these three probably never would have met, but it is their love of dance that has brought them together here.

  • #energizeme
  • #ilovemusic
  • Let's Talk (about Dance)

Eszter Salamon & Boglàrka Börcsök

MONUMENT 0.5: The Valeska Gert Monument

dance

MONUMENT 0.5: The Valeska Gert Monument
MONUMENT 0.5: The Valeska Gert Monument

dance

Thu 18.10 - Fri 19.10.18

If there is one dance artist that deserves a monument, it is certainly the German Valeska Gert (1892-1978). Her fearless, provocative performances make her one of the most important artists of her time. Along with Boglàrka Börcsök, Eszter Salamon translates this energy from the past to the present.

  • #bignames
  • #repertoire

Zulu Nation Belgium

Snipes Battle of the Year Benelux 2018

dance

Snipes Battle of the Year Benelux 2018
Snipes Battle of the Year Benelux 2018

dance

Sat 15.09.18

The Zulu Nation break dancers are returning with The Battle of the Year Benelux! During this qualification round – with group battles, 1 on 1 duels, and a kids’ round – the bboys have to convince an international jury to get into the final in France, where the best break dancers in the whole world will compete for gold.

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