“one of the best dance performances I’ve ever seen. The shadow play was incredibly clever and perfectly in sync with the music” – Ellen on Albert Quesada at Korte Metten on www.vooruit.be
Did you know that you can’t only watch dance, but also listen to it? Albert Quesada (graduate from P.A.R.T.S.) and Vera Tussing investigate what happens when you shut your eyes during a dance performance. Can you visualize a choreography by just hearing the movements? These two dancers delve deeper into the relation between music, movement and our senses. By playing with light and shadow, voice and music, eyes open and eyes shut, they lift their performance to a higher level.
‘Trilogy’ consists of three short performances: ‘Beautiful Dance’ (2008), ‘Your Eyes’ (2009), and ‘Vocal Cords’ (2011). The duo performed one of them, ‘Your Eyes’, at Vooruit’s Korte Metten in 2009, where it was the highlight of the evening. ‘Beautiful Dance’ was a minimalist choreography to Glenn Gould’s interpretation of Beethoven’s piano sonata 13, in which Quesada and Tussing unravelled dance as an acoustic phenomenon. ‘Your Eyes’ was an impressive shadow play. For the final part, ‘Vocal Cords’, the duo will focus on the voice, seeing it as the point where music and the body meet. How can the voice, music and dance come together? And what is the connection between rhythm, tone, timbre and significance?
- You can also get a combined ticket for this performance and Lilia Mestre.
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Beautiful Dance: Albert Quesada (choreography, dancer & light) & Vera Tussing (choreography, dancer, light & costumes), music: Beethoven’s Sonata No.13 in E-Flat Major Op.27. allegro molto vivace by Glenn Gould / Residencies: ROSAS/P.A.R.T.S. Summerstudios, Workspace Brussels, (BE), PACT Zollverein (DE), Open Arts Cafe (UK) / Producters: Albert Quesada & Vera Tussing / 20 min
Your Eyes: Albert Quesada (choreography, dancer & lights) & Vera Tussing (choreography, dancer, lights & costumes), music: Anno and Honeysuckle by JS Rafaeli, JS Rafaeli (musical cooperator), Andrew Hammond (lights), Jordan Copeland (film) & Camilo Tirado (sound) / Producers: Albert Quesada & Vera Tussing / Originally made for ROH2 for ‘Firsts’ at the Royal Opera House / residencies: Choreodrome at The Place, Open Arts Cafe, The Royal Opera House (UK), DeWarande, Bains Connective, Workspace Brussels, wp Zimmer (BE), PACT Zollverein (DE) / Special thanks to Rebecca Hanson, Julia Kalache & Costume Department at The Place / 20 min
Vocal Cords: Albert Quesada (choreography & dancer), Vera Tussing (choreography & dancer) & JS Rafaeli (musical cooperator) / Producers: Albert Quesada & Vera Tussing, Monty / Coproducers: Monty, Vooruit, BUDA Kunstencentrum (BE) / Residencies: BUDA Kunstencentrum, Monty, Workspace Brussels, wp Zimmer, (BE), The Place, The Royal Opera House (UK), PACT Zollverein (DE), DeVIR/CAPa (PT), la Caldera (ES)
with the support of DÉPARTS
