NOT STANDING (Belgium) Through the Grapevine

The Place
Mon 16 - Wed 18 Jan 2023
UK Premiere
In this award-winning pas de deux, two extraordinary circus/dance artists play with their physical differences in a stream of endlessly surprising movement.
They don’t seek to convince through virtuosity but rather with ingenuity and humour. Through continuous, intertwining physical contact, the synergy between touching and being touched unfolds as the base melody of a bewitching performance about finding harmony.
Alexander Vantournhout studied circus and later trained at Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s P.A.R.T.S. He made his UK debut at LIMF 2016 with a solo described by the Evening Standard as ‘original and engrossing; weird, and kind of wonderful’. This is his third collaboration with fellow Belgian acrobat/dancer, Axel Guerin.
‘So ingenious that it is impossible to describe. You can only look with admiration and concentration at the phenomenal physical intelligence exhibited here’ De Standaard
‘An intriguing theatrical language that combines the gracefulness of dance with the boundlessness of circus and the tender intimacy of a narrative’
Knack Focus
The Place
17 Duke's Road, London WC1H 9PY
Mon 16 - Wed 18 Jan 7.30pm
60 mins/no interval
Age Guidance 12+
After-show discussion: Tue 17 Jan (BSL interpreted)
Concept & choreography: Alexander Vantournhout
Creation & Performance: Axel Guérin & Alexander Vantournhout
Choreographic assistant: Emmi Vaisänen
Composer: Andrea Belfi
Dramaturgy: Rudi Laermans
Lighting design: Caroline Mathieu
Lighting proposal: Harry Cole
Technics: Rinus Samyn
Concept scenography: Bjorn Verlinde
Costumes: Anne-Catherine Kunz
Outside eye: Anneleen Keppens & Maria Ferreira Silva
Special thanks to: Bram Vandeghinste, Sébastien Hendrickx, Vera Tussing, Gerald Kurdian & Esse Vanderbruggen
Distribution: Frans Brood Productions
Company manager: Esther Maas
Production manager: Aïda Gabriëls
Photos: Bart Grietens
Production: not standing
Co-producers: Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Ghent (BE), PERPLX, Marke (BE), CENTQUATRE, Paris (FR), Cirque-théâtre Elbeuf (FR), Subsistances, Lyon (FR), Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LU), MA scène nationale - Pays de Montbéliard (FR), Les Hivernales CDCN, Avignon (FR), Malpertuis, Tielt (BE), Theater Freiburg (DE), Théâtre des Quatre Saisons, Gradignan (FR), Théâtre de l’Arsenal, Val-de-Reuil (FR)
Residencies: les ballets C de la B, Ghent (BE), Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Ghent (BE), STUK, Leuven (BE), Subsistances, Lyon (FR), Wood Cube, Roeselare (BE), Workspacebrussels, Brussels (BE)
With the support of the Flemish Authorities.
Alexander Vantournhout is artist-in-residence in Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER in Ghent and associated artist of le CENTQUATRE Paris and Cirque-théâtre Elbeuf. He is cultural ambassador of the city of Roeselare and is also supported by Fondation BNP Paribas for the development of his projects.
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