Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch Electronic, percussive, minimalist
music together with the natural sounds of the dancers in action.
Costume
Designed by Rosas Drab everyday grey
skirts and tops, black leggings, socks
and shoes. Loose fitting and functional.
They appear institutional.
Set & Lighting
Film: natural light through the
windows. Live performance: Remon
Fromont
Film: takes place in the corridors and rooms of a large, austere,
empty school in Belgium. Windows, doors and walls frame the
action. An assortment of wooden chairs is used for one section.
Live version: set by Keersmaeker
Choreographic Style
Highlights single parts of the body, drawing
attention to small human gestures.
Movements are patterned and structured
to create rhythms and achieve perfect
unison.
General Facts
Choreographer4 women: Anne Teresa de
Keersmaeker, Company: Rosas, First
performed: 1983 (filmed in 1997),, Theme:
Human Behaviour/Rage, Starting point:
Music-dance relationship, Structure: 5
sections
Staging and Film
Site-specific Film directed by Thierry de Mey. The
camera becomes both composer and
choreographer by taking us on a journey, panning
and zooming, selecting and layering images to
create rhythms.
Dance Style
Post-modern, physical with pedestrian actions
and repetitive, compulsive gestures. Energetic
and dynamic.