Forever Overhead [2007]
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The art of falling A nimble body in the void, suspended in the air as the centre of the universe. Incomplete wings, which overcome gravity for a split second. The triumphant plunge, before the final, fatal embrace. What goes on in the head of a person falling? In that short instant, in that eternity, between heaven and earth?
concept and dance Lisbeth Gruwez
dramaturgy Bart Van den Eynde
sound Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
light Sven Van Kuijk
costumes Jean-Paul Lespagnard
scene element Kobe Salens & Lisbeth Gruwez
repetitor Kris Kenis
production voetvolk vzw
coproducers Comédie de Valence, Cultuurcentrum Kortrijk, Buda kunstencentrum, danse à Lille, La Rose des Vents-Scène Nationale, Villeneuve d'Ascq, and Troubleyn-Jan Fabre
with the support of Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de provincie West-Vlaanderen and Monty
diffusion Key Performance
Birth Of Prey [2008]
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The human body is a machine full of animal reflexes and signals. Our spirit drives that beautiful instrument, but what drives our mind?
BIRTH of PREY observes the routines, rituals and the body language between predator and prey.
Who is what, when and why?
How do our instincts affect our bodies?
How dependent are we of our drives and (how long) can we control them?
BIRTH of PREY, a circular ritual that gives form to the interaction between the rational instruction and the metaphysical emotion.
The constant metamorphosis of the being.
performance & dance Lisbeth Gruwez
musicians Dave Schroyen, Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
costumes Joëlle Meerbergen
light Koen Raes
production Voetvolk vzw
coproducers Buda kunstencentrum, TROUBLEYN/Jan Fabre
with the support of de Vlaamse overheid
thanks to Beursschouwburg, WP Zimmer, DEE Sound & Light
distribution Key Performance
HeroNeroZero [2010]
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HeroNeroZero analyses how the body disintegrates in time, until it is just a mere memory, a vague, or indeed clear, footprint.
Every human being pursues success and is in constant movement, in search of better, more, bigger. He wants to give meaning to his life and is constantly looking for signs that confirm his existence and its significance. We offer resistance, fight, sometimes heroically, sometimes humiliated, always hunted down by the fear that we might disappear into oblivion. From the hero who features in our own life to nothing, from Hero to Zero and back. This is how we look ahead to a verdict that will be evident from the trail left behind at the end of the road: Hero, Nero of Zero.
Performers Lisbeth Gruwez , Rob Fordeyn & Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
Concept & Choreography Lisbeth Gruwez
Music Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
Light Koen Raes
Costumes Marijke De Cock
Soundtechnician Jan Stoop
production Voetvolk vzw
Diffusion Key Performance
Coproduction Buda kunstencentrum, TROUBLEYN/Jan Fabre and Theater im Pumpenhaus
With the support of Stad Antwerpen & Provincie West-Vlaanderen