© Fred Kihn
30/04, 1/05 > 20:15
€ 16 / € 12 (-25/65+)
FR > NL
1h 10min
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La danseuse malade is spectacular. A flame shoots up in the air; a head explodes. The eye-catcher on stage is a white truck that races round and round. Halfway through the performance, a mad dog appears on the scene. Few people would guess
that in this piece Charmatz goes back to the essence of the Japanese Butoh dance, but this is precisely what he does. He found inspiration for La danseuse malade in a manifesto by the avant-garde artist Tatsumi Hijikata (1928-1986), one of the founders of Butoh. This “Dance of Darkness” has its roots in traditional Japanese theatre but breaks with the established rules. While it alludes to images of decay, fear and doubt, the dance is above all steeped in eroticism, ecstasy and stillness. In La danseuse malade, Boris Charmatz and Jeanne Balibar form a trio with the text, previously unpublished in the West. This French choreographer is unrivalled when it comes to translating the original power of text and dance into dark literary waves that force our gaze far beyond expectations and conventions.
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