In Circus Incognitus, virtuoso clown Jamie Adkins is the vulnerable everyman, who has just written a terrific show. He wanders onto stage with the new show in a box, delighted to find the audience ready waiting. Knowing he has just the thing, Jamie struggles to build the scene around him using everyday objects. Things go awry as his…
‘A life lived entirely on one´s own terms´ aptly describes the life and work of the dancer and choreographer Chandalekha (1929-2006), born in southern India. The most controversial of Indian choreographers, and now a legend not only in India but also abroad, she was an innovator of Bharatnatyam, one of the five classical Indian styles…
Men/Women.Overwhelmed by their fear, they knock against each other. Poetic reflexion of human psyche,Complexe des genres speaks of the quest of identity through relationships. The piece illustrates the horrifying doubt and the coolness of the haunting desire for perfection. Endowed with virtuous thinking, men and women will know how to evolve, value each other and love…
Blood Links traces William Yang’s scattered family’s migration from China to Australia over a hundred years ago. Defying conventional theater, Yang presents an intimate monologue with over 500 slide images that explores the ties which bind families. Yang is one of Australia’s most respected artists and a world-renowned photographer. Asia Society spoke to Yang about his autobiographical works…
China’s rulers aren’t exactly enamoured of the topics ‘recalcitrant’ choreographer Wen Hui broaches in her work: the great famine, the terrors of Mao’s ‘Cultural Revolution’, sex and pregnancy. Wen Hui’s Living Dance Studio is the People’s Republic of China’s first independent contemporary dance. It is tolerated by the turning of a blind eye. With dance,…
The international dance production Extremalism is a multi-disciplinary piece performed by 30 dancers, 24 from Marseille and 6 from Amsterdam. This large scale anniversary production crowns 20 years of collaboration by the choreographers’ duo Emio Greco and Pieter C. Scholten. Extremalism is about the way mankind responds to today’s crisis. What does a body do in an extreme…
Royal Festival Hall choreographer in residence Akram Khan teams up with the celebrated talents of Anish Kapoor (set design) and Nitin Sawhney (composer) to present his company’s first full length evening work Kaash (Hindi word for “if”). “Hindu Gods, black holes, Indian time cycles, tablas, creation and destruction” are the starting points for this new…
Casus brings humanity into circus through a breathtaking and fragile display of skills. Through bold, quirky and captivating performance the four members of Casus (Emma Serjeant, Jesse Scott, Natano Fa’anana and Lachaln McAulay) bring a wealth of knowledge and experience into this innovative work, having previously performed extensively in Australia and around the world with C!RCA, Legs on…
For En avant, marche! the directors Frank Van Laecke and Alain Platel have taken inspiration from the tradition of musical groups which for decades have been part of the social and cultural life. The musical direction is in the hands of Steven Prengels. At every venue, the four actors and seven musicians will be joined by a local…
In Coup Fatal 13 musicians from Kinshasa, conducted by Rodriguez Vangama, are engaged with the repertoire of various baroque composers. The Congolese counter-tenor Serge Kakudji selected the arias. The original music is enriched with the diversity of the musicians. Around the vocal parts of Serge Kakudji, a whole new contemporary universe is created, both in music and…
