Nothing up their sleeves, and nothing in their pockets. With Out of Context, director Alain Platel aims to return to the fundamentals of dance. Starting from a belief in the human body as emotional tool, as carrier of memories, as raw material for living fine art. While Platel has flirted with the boundaries of opera over the past years, with for example vsprs or pitié!, Out of Context is not a music-driven piece, and also has no set or costumes other than those the dancers can fit in their suitcases. It is however no crisis piece. It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself. The mastery of the dancers with which Platel embarks on this adventure is indisputable. Each and every one is an impressive figure with whom Platel has travelled far over the years. The show mainly asks questions to them, within the constructive dialogue born out of obsession that takes place between director and dancers. The result may well be quite surprising (intimate, inviting, captivating) and much less ‘out of context’ than the title would suggest.
- Tags
- dans
- emotie
- hysterie
- lichaam
- Artists
- Les Ballets C. de la B.
- Alain Platel
Alain Platel (concept & regie)
Elie Tass, Emile Josse, Hyo Seung Ye, Kaori Ito, Mathieu Desseigne Ravel, Mélanie Lomoff, Romeu Runa, Rosalba Torres Guerrero & Ross Mc Cormack (Danced and created by)
Hildegard De Vuyst (Dramaturgy), Sara Vanderieck (Direction assistance), Dorine Demuynck (Costume design), Carlo Bourguignon (Light design), Sam Serruys (Sound design), Chris Van der Burght (Photography), Fien Ysebie (Production management), Sara Vanderieck (Tour management)
Productie: les ballets C de la B
Coproductie: Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Le Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, TorinoDanza, Sadler’s Wells (London), Stadsschouwburg Groningen, Tanzkongress 2009/ Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Kaaitheater (Brussel), Wiener Festwochen
With thanks to: Timur Magomedgadzjeyev, Farah Saleh, Quan Bui Ngoc, Juliana Neves, Fabrizio Cassol, Isnel Da Silveira, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Toneelgroep Ceremonia
With support of The Flemish authorities, City of Ghent, Province East Flanders / les ballets C de la B Is Cultural Ambassador of the UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education
Org.: NTGent
