Rosas Danst Rosas

Rosas Danst Rosas

1. Accompaniment

   • Thierry de Mey and Peter Vermeersch Electronic, percussive, minimalist music together with the natural sounds of the dancers in action.

2. Costume

   • Designed by Rosas Drab everyday grey skirts and tops, black leggings, socks and shoes. Loose fitting and functional. They appear institutional.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Dance Style

   • Post-modern, physical with pedestrian actions and repetitive, compulsive gestures. Energetic and dynamic.