14. - 15. April 2023
any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones
- With his highly anticipated first work for the big stage, the 37-year-old Belgian artist, on our radar since his debut in 2010, has gripped, fascinated, shaken and carried away [the audience]
Le Monde
The production’s title is a direct quote from the Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said that “any attempt (at dividing China) will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones”, when violent demonstrations were dominating the streets of Hong Kong. Choreographer Jan Martens was shocked that this statement by a national leader was allowed to pass so easily. He therefore wanted to create a large, physical dance production that shows the power of movement, of daring to go against the flow and push the boundaries. Political protest songs from different eras form the soundtrack that ties the production together.
Choreography
Jan Martens
Dance
Ty Boomershine
Truus Bronkhorst
Jim Buskens
Zoë Chungong
Piet Defrancq
Naomi Gibson
Kimmy Ligtvoet
Cherish Menzo
Steven Michel
Gesine Moog
Dan Mussett
Wolf Overmeire
Tim Persent
Courtney May Robertson
Laura Vanborm
Loeka Willems (alternerer på turné)
Pierre Bastin (alternerer på turné)
Georgia Boddez (alternerer på turné)
Zora Westbroek (alternerer på turné)
Lia Witjes-Poole (alternerer på turné)
Camilla Bundel (alternerer på turné)
Paolo Yao (alternerer på turné)
Abigail Aleksander (understudy)
Maisie Woodford (understudy)
Simon Lelievre (understudy)
Solal Mariotte (understudy)
Baptiste Cazaux (original cast)
Artistic assistance
Anne-Lise Brevers
Lighting design
Jan Fedinger
Assistance lighting design
Vito Walter
Costume design
Cédric Charlier
Assistance costume design
Alexandra Sebbag
Thibault Kuhn
Outside eye
Marc Vanrunxt
Renée Copraij
Rudi Meulemans
Siska Baeck
Technical direction
Michel Spang
Technicians
Michel Spang
Valentijn Weyn
Nele Verreyken
Production manager
Sylvie Svanberg
Produksjonsassistent
Marie Luyten (internship)
Saskia Vervoort
Finansiell ledelse
Klaartje Oerlemans
Assisterende forretningsledlese
Lotte De Mont
Ruud Van Moorleghem
Kommunikasjon
Sam Loncke
Photo
Phile Deprez
Grafisk design
Luis Xertu
Teasere og trailere
Stanislav Dobak and Jan Fedinger
