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What do we learn from a meeting? What exactly is a meeting? Isn’t it the very OPPOSITE of a “Rendez-vous!” [in the sense of a meeting but also of “Give yourselves up”] ?’ Sofie Kokaj Emyly Dikinson (two Ys and no C), namesake of the American poet, lives in Brussels, on Quai du Commerce. Returning…
Read Moreyet, light, you are blind
For Yet, Light, you are blind, Loucka Fiagan drew inspiration from the work of Denise Ferreira da Silva and Fred Moten as well as from the words of Cheikh Ath: ‘… all the things unimaginable in the light may be possible in the dark’. She presents a performance that explores the archetype of the shadow,…
Read Morekuroko
In Japanese, ‘kuroko ni tessuru’ means: to work for someone, take care of their affairs, solve their problems without them knowing and always remaining in the background. In kabuki theatre, kurokos are also faceless ‘characters’ dressed entirely in black who essentially play the roles of assistants or puppeteers. Kuroko is therefore never at the centre…
Read Moreailleurs n’existe pas
For the indigenous peoples of America, the earth is everywhere. Therefore, ‘elsewhere doesn’t exist’, says environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill, after spending two years living in a giant redwood tree to prevent it from being cut down. It is in this relationship with the earth and with all the living beings that surround and compose…
Read Morelistening party
Listening Party is a party to which we are invited and that is organized by a group of Brussels teenagers specially put together for the occasion. They sing, dance, play their favourite tracks and tell us how they relate to these songs. They talk about themselves, share their ideas, thoughts and dreams … Sometimes they…
Read Morehardcore
HARDCORE, Alban Ovanessian’s latest creation, aspires to a queer utopia. A post-emancipation bodily utopia. A utopia in which bodies are at last liberated and asserted. Resilient and heroized bodies that have transcended marginalization. Future bodies. Present bodies. The stage, transformed into an interactive arena, becomes the site of expression for the four performers – Bissi…
Read Morefuck me blind
FUCK ME BLIND is a choreographic duet inspired by Derek Jarman’s film Blue. In this film, Jarman turns his imminent death, due to complications related to AIDS, into the ultimate and active justification of his existence. He thus creates a film whose only image is a still shot of International Klein Blue. A still yet…
Read Morele chemin se fait en marchant
Le chemin se fait en marchant (The path is made by walking), the first creation by choreographer Areti Chourdaki, is an invitation to take time. To slow down. Through practices tied to both choreography and crafts (knitting, beading, sewing), Areti Chourdaki invites us to observe the creative process of the show in progress. Before our very…
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