In every_body, choreographer Alexander Vantournhout, alongside collaborator Emmi Väisänen, delves into everyday movements. They elevate simple actions like handshakes and walking into a complex canvas of bodily dynamics. The duet transforms an ordinary handshake into an intricate choreography of arms, elbows, and shoulders, while a seemingly endless walk showcases the versatility of leg and footwork. … Continued

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Radouan Mriziga, Amandine Beyer / Rosas, A7LA5, Gli Incogniti In Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Radouan Mriziga set out to explore Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. The starting point for this new choreographic work is the exquisite recording of Vivaldi’s composition by virtuosic violinist and long-time … Continued

Serge Aimé Coulibaly / Faso Danse Théâtre “We have come a long, long way in the struggle for justice, but we have a long way to go.” Martin Luther King Back to Kidal is a modern day epos telling the story of a people’s great march to freedom and self-determination. The odyssey is recounted through … Continued

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Solal Mariotte / Rosas BREL is a collaboration between Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and dancer and upcoming choreographer Solal Mariotte. After graduating from P.A.R.T.S. in 2022, Mariotte, who also has a background in breaking, joined Rosas in 2023 for EXIT ABOVE. The starting point for this new creation is a selection … Continued

After VanThorhout, in which Alexander Vantournhout appeared solo on stage, Not Standing returns with a group show featuring eight acrobat-dancers. The performers move like gears of a collective body to the tunes of experimental rock music. Together they explore quasi-impossible balances, challenge each other and defy gravity. With the tightly orchestrated chaotic movement landscapes of … Continued

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas In 1983, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker had her international breakthrough with Rosas danst Rosas, a performance that has since become a benchmark in the history of postmodern dance. Rosas danst Rosas builds on the minimalism initiated in Fase (1982):  abstract movements constitute the basis of a layered choreographic structure in which repetition plays the lead … Continued

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Meskerem Mees, Jean-Marie Aerts, Carlos Garbin For EXIT ABOVE, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker retraces her steps: to the roots of dance, the roots of Western pop music. Since her earliest work, ‘my walking is my dancing’ is one of her guiding principles: walking as a primary form of movement, so familiar … Continued

a contemporary initiatory journey With C la vie Serge Aimé Coulibaly takes his place in a rich tradition and creates a new contemporary initiatory story to explore life and our way of being in the world. The 9 performers join on stage – a public square where anything can happen, and nothing is lost. As … Continued

Peeping Tom & Extrapôle / Gabriela Carrizo Among the immortal, each act (and each thought) is an echo of those who anticipated it in the past or the faithful omen of those who, in the future, willrepeat it to the point of vertigo. – Jorge Luis Borges Five figures are trapped in a temporal maze, … Continued

The missing door, The lost room, (The hidden floor) DIPTYCH / TRIPTYCH consists of two or three short pieces: The missing door (directed by Gabriela Carrizo), The lost room and The hidden floor (both directed by Franck Chartier). In this creation, Peeping Tom is reimagining the three short pieces and adapting them from the originals … Continued

Through the Grapevine is a quirky pas de deux between two men. Performers Alexander Vantournhout and Axel Guérin show their bodies, stripped of all frills. They are trained but certainly not perfect. They do not try to convince with virtuous movements. Gradually, their athletic bodies collide with physical limitations and their movements guide them in … Continued

The three best African dance solos, selected by a jury headed by Serge Aimé Coulibaly, will be touring in Africa and Europe in 2024 and 2025. In 2015, Serge Aimé Coulibaly organised the first Simply The Best, a competition for the best dance solo, which was open to young dancers and choreographers from all over … Continued

VanThorhout, a solo by Alexander Vantournhout, forms an energetic and precise dissection of male power and the cultural imagery surrounding it. Whether it be ancient gods, classical heroes, soldiers or athletes, the glorification of male power throughout history has often tended towards a celebration of war, aggression, and violence. Thor, to whom the title refers, … Continued