28. - 29. January 2022
any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones
Duration:
90 min
Stage:
Main stage
Price:
165-450 kr
- Fri 28. Jan 18:00
Sold out
- Sat 29. Jan 18:00
Sold out
- 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
A large-scale dance production for 17 dancers of all ages and from different backgrounds, inspired by global activism and popular uprisings.
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
Baptiste Cazaux
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
Understudies
Pierre Bastin
Georgia Boddez
Zora Westbroek
Lia Witjes-Poole
Abigail Aleksander
Maisie Woodford
Simon Lelievre
Solal Mariotte
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
Valentijn Weyn
Bennert Vancottem
Production manager
Sylvie Svanberg
Photo
Phile Deprez
