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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.

Liwaa Yazji, Waël Ali & Jumana Al-Yasiri

Syrian theatre and contemporary writing

talk debate

Syrian theatre and contemporary writing
Syrian theatre and contemporary writing

talk

Sat 16.02.19

This afternoon focuses on Syrian theatre and on the work of a young generation of contemporary playwrights.

SYMPOSIUM

The School of Speculative Documentary

debate talk

The School of Speculative Documentary
The School of Speculative Documentary

debate

Mon 25.02.19

The School of Speculative Documentary is an interdisciplinary space for encounter that seeks to question the documentary act. Creators take the floor to discuss uncertainty and guesswork, to confront the unfixable holes in their work and the messiness of reality.

Bahar Temiz & Marc Vanrunxt

White on White

dance

White on White
White on White

dance

Wed 27.02.19

Which movements or fragments of movements does a dancer remember after years of training and performance experience? In the first part of this solo for dancer Bahar Temiz, Vanrunxt explores the power and the possible significance of movement through memory. In the second part, Bahar fights a decelerated ‘disco-drone’: a scene in one flash of light that does not stop.

Vanrunxt & Martens

lostmovements

dance

lostmovements
lostmovements

dance

Thu 28.02 - Fri 01.03.19

The artistic paths of Marc Vanrunxt and Jan Martens have crossed several times, and they are now coalescing in a solo for Jan. Vanrunxt was there in the early eighties, at the cradle of the innovative dance wave in Flanders. A few generations later, Jan Martens is adding great verve to the succession and continuation of this wave. In lostmovements, they explore lost and forgotten movements.

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”.

Catherine Wood & Jimmy Robert

Opening Salon: Performance in Contemporary Art

talk debate

Opening Salon: Performance in Contemporary Art
Opening Salon: Performance in Contemporary Art

talk

Wed 13.03.19

Tate Modern performance curator Catherine Wood discusses her recently published book Performance in Contemporary Art with artist Jimmy Robert.

Jimmy Robert

Joie Noire

performance dance

Joie Noire
Joie Noire

performance

Thu 14.03 - Fri 15.03.19

In this tribute to Ian White (1971-2013), Jimmy Robert investigates the worlds of disco and death. Expect a critical meditation on the legacy of the 1980s with a specific focus on AIDS, activism, gender and race. 

Extended Salon: Indisciplinary Measures

talk debate

Extended Salon: Indisciplinary Measures
Extended Salon: Indisciplinary Measures

talk

Fri 15.03.19

Bryana Fritz, Radouan Mriziga, a.o. discuss artistic practices beyond the disciplinary.

Salon: Art, Representation, Gender & Race

debate

Salon: Art, Representation, Gender & Race
Salon: Art, Representation, Gender & Race

debate

Fri 15.03.19

Last Yearz Interesting Negro

i ride in colour and soft focus, no longer anywhere

performance dance

i ride in colour and soft focus, no longer anywhere
i ride in colour and soft focus, no longer anywhere

performance

Sun 17.03.19

body as oracle, a trance, a rhythmic interface, an atmosphere, a landscape with the texture of my current mental state. a dance informed by everything and everyone i have ever encountered, seen, heard, felt, been beside that has become part of me, as i try to identify my own voice. and then see if i can stand it. nothing ever really goes away.

Salon: Death, Mourning, Rituals & Performativity

talk debate

Salon: Death, Mourning, Rituals & Performativity
Salon: Death, Mourning, Rituals & Performativity

talk

Sun 17.03.19

A discussion on death, mourning, rituals and performativity, with Lotte van den Berg, Barbara Raes, Pieter van Bogaert, Michel Yang (Oracle). 

Salon: The Heritage of Bauhaus

talk debate

Salon: The Heritage of Bauhaus
Salon: The Heritage of Bauhaus

talk

Wed 20.03.19

A discussion on the heritage of Bauhaus with Alex Arteaga, Vladimir Miller, An Fonteyne, Radouan Mriziga, Ula Sickle and Jozef Wouters.

Léa Drouet

Boundary Games

performance dance

Boundary Games
Boundary Games

performance

Thu 21.03.19

Léa Drouet finds a spot in Kanal that she transforms into an area for play and experimentation for her six performers. Like a social laboratory, the piece tests the process involved in composing and disbanding groups. Infinite (re)arrangements of bodies, sounds and stage elements define new social rules like alternatives to the sole principles of inclusion and exclusion.

Salon: From Stage to Gallery/Gallery to Stage

talk debate

Salon: From Stage to Gallery/Gallery to Stage
Salon: From Stage to Gallery/Gallery to Stage

talk

Fri 22.03.19

A discussion on stage vs. gallery with Ula Sickle, Alexis Blake, and Noé Soulier.

Salon: Performance Art & Art Fairs

talk debate

Salon: Performance Art & Art Fairs
Salon: Performance Art & Art Fairs

talk

Sat 23.03.19

A discussion on performance art and art fairs with Liv Vaisberg, Emmanuel Lambion, a.o.

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.

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.

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’.

Daniel Linehan / Hiatus

Body of Work

dance

Body of Work
Body of Work

dance

Thu 25.04 - Sat 27.04.19

Dance and choreography leaves traces on your body, and they are often physical and concrete: growing muscles or the trauma of injuries. But the repetition and memory of movements also leave traces. The choreographies of the past continue to dwell in the dancer’s body. In the solo Body of Work, Daniel Linehan explores these traces in his own body.

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.

The Political Party

Alternative Election Show

debate

Alternative Election Show
Alternative Election Show

debate

Tue 30.04.19

On the eve of the European and Federal elections, The Political Party is collaborating with Kaaitheater to organize an alternative election show. Come and campaign with us on this intense day packed with debates, lectures, workshops, and performances.

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.

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.