Dag van de Dans

On Saturday April 23, during Dag van de Dans, we can finally open the doors of our home in Brussels! Along with our partners Peeping Tom and Faso Danse Théâtre, we welcome you for a day of workshops and film screenings, such as Snakearms and Screws & Stones. Coffee and cake will be available throughout the day. From 16h30, we will celebrate the official opening with showings of the three companies, followed by a reception.

Address: Gabrielle Petitstraat 4/9, 1080 Molenbeek

Programme:

• 11h00-12h00: workshop Faso Danse Théâtre (please register here)

• 12h30-15h00: open rehearsal Peeping Tom

• 15h30-16h30: workshop not standing (no need to register beforehand, limited capacity)

• 16h30-17h45: official opening of the studio in the presence of state secretary Pascal Smet and minister Gatz and showings by Peeping Tom, not standing and Faso Danse Théâtre

• 17h45-19h00: Reception

Continuous film screenings:

• 11h00-11h30: Snakearms and Screws & Stones

• 11h30-12h40: documentary Third Act

• 12h40-13h10: fragments from the work of Faso Danse Theatre

• 13h10-13h40: Snakearms and Screws & Stones

• 13h40-14h50: documentary Third Act

• 15h00-15h30: fragments from the work of Faso Danse Theatre

• 15h30-16h00: Snakearms and Screws & Stones

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP BY FASO DANSE THEATRE (11h-12h)

Faso Danse Théâtre is committed to the development of powerful contemporary dance, anchored in emotion but always full of reflection and hope. For the company, dance is a commitment, an urgency and a necessity. It is the basis of Serge Aimé Coulibaly’s work. Both in his creations and in the workshops.

In this workshop, the company tries to develop an original creativity with the participants, asking themselves what the power of a meaningful vocabulary is and what their responsibility is as artists. Along the way, they encounter words that are danced rather than spoken, as they linger in the depths of the throat. Words that free themselves and accompany the body in an uprising of hope. An energy of life, of human encounters, and also of trial and error will be part of the quest, always in search of stability.

Together with the participants, the body will be approached politically in the different creations of the company.

Practical information:

• Max 20 participants

• Age: +15

• Some notion of dance/movement desired

• Please register here

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP BY NOT STANDING (15h30-16h30)

This workshop takes you into the hybrid movement language of not standing. not standing’s oeuvre is influenced by dance techniques, martial arts, circus, yoga, anatomy and the animal world. Two constants dominate the artistic work: the search for the creative and kinetic potential of the body and the investigation of the many aspects of the relationship between artist and object.

This introductory workshop will be led by Emmi Väisänen, a member of the not standing-ensemble. Based on concrete elements from not standing performances, she will offer an insight into the body research and trajectory that takes place from concept to actual performance.

Practical information:

• Max 20 participants (no need to register beforehand, limited capacity)

• Age: +14

• No technical dance background needed

ABOUT PEEPING TOM’S OPEN REHEARSAL (12h30-15h)

In Triptych: The missing door, The lost room and The hidden floor, several characters are evolving in spaces from which they cannot escape. They set out to seek an ideal, they left with a dream and hope. Now, they keep wandering throughout a mysterious and macabre labyrinth in which they are lost. The characters live between reality and what’s imagined, guided by natural forces that lead them to an uncertain destiny.

In this open rehearsal you are invited to step into the rehearsals of Triptych and observe the intense movement language of Peeping Tom from up close, while the dancers explore some of the key moments of the performance. The rehearsal is open for all.