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Mathias Batsleer

Eastman - Sumire Hayakawa

Sumire Hayakawa

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Fractus V

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In May 2014, I presented a short creation for the 40th anniversary of the Pina Bausch’s Wuppertal Tanztheater. Fractus was a trio in which I wanted to discuss the fracture between the individual and society. The performance was inspired by the texts of the Jewish-American linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky. If I translate Chomsky’s ideas for myself, I gain the insight that:

‘The only way the individual is able to protect himself against political and social propaganda, is to study all the information available. Each day we are bombarded with news that tries to influence our thinking. It is a very intensive exercise to filter everything and to resist believing what we are told to believe.’

Looking for primary movements on the edge of the tribal and folklore, this short performance raised the desire for more.

In Fractus V, I want to deepen the questions on information and manipulation; propaganda versus a more ‘objective’ and factual approach. I also take as a starting point ‘liberty of expression’. Certain taboos are often broken these days and certain truths are undeniable but we still miss the capacity to digest them or place them in the right context. Because of that we are often pushed in an ‘us versus them’ mentality. We have the information, but we don’t know how to use it. Questions I ask myself:

‘It seems certain freedoms still need to be framed? How neutral can our thinking be? How much do we identify ourselves with the causes of the injustices in society? Where does personal responsibility starts or ends?’

Chomsky’s fundamental plead for ‘freedom of speech’ against the political attempts to control and to manipulate the media, resonates with my need as an artist for a space to constantly reinvent my own identity. This necessary process of renewal doesn’t happen gradually. It happens through radical fractures and being able to let go of the past. Evolution is the combined result of an endless series of small and big revolutions. Every day is a rite of passage, a point of no return.

Fractus V is a creation with five, very different, contemporary dancers. The French virtuosic dancer Dimitri Jourde has a circus formation. The American Johnny Lloyd comes from a Lindy Hop background and is originally a musician. The Spanish dancer Fabian Thomé Duten started his career as a flamenco dancer with Joaquin Cortés and Patrick Williams Seebacher / Twoface earned his credits in hip hop and breakdance battles. I, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, enriched my own fluent dance language through exchange with different dance traditions for the past 15 years.

We all have different dance backgrounds and but still our movements dialogue with each other. And we share the desire to create an interesting community, both on stage and in daily life.

The live music continues this philosophy. I collaborate with the Japanese percussionist and singer Shogo Yoshii, the Korean singer and musician Woojae Park, Indian, virtuosic Sarod musician Soumik Datta and Congolese singer Kaspy N'dia. They are all experts in their own music traditions but also curious for cross-fertilizations. They are all musicians with whom I already collaborated.

Nine different nationalities and outspoken identities will dialogue to come to an intense, dramatic and fluent whole.

Fractus V stands for the natural fractures which are necessary to grow and become stronger.

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, March 2015

Premiere : 16 September 2015, deSingel

Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Dance
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Dimitri Jourde, Johnny Lloyd, Fabian Thomé Duten, Patrick Williams Seebacher (TwoFace)
Live music
Shogo Yoshii, Woojae Park, Kaspy N'dia, Soumik Datta
Music composition
Shogo Yoshii, Woojae Park, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Johnny Lloyd, Soumik Datta
Rehearsal director/assistant choreographer
Jason Kittelberger
Vocal coach
Christine Leboutte, Steve Dugardin
Dramaturgy
Antonio Cuenca Ruiz
Words
Noam Chomsky, Alan Watts
Set design
Herman Sorgeloos, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Costume design
Sumire Hayakawa
Implementation set
Patrick ‘Sharp’ Vanderhaegen, Martin Baarda
Light design
Krispijn Schuyesmans
Sound design
Jef Verbeeck
Wardrobe
Elisabeth Kinn Svensson, Caroline Wittemans
Technical director
Patrick ‘Sharp’ Vanderhaegen
Technical coordinator
Tom Van Aken
Technician
Janneke Hertoghs, Jef Verbeeck, Mathias Batsleer
Production / tour manager
Arnout André de la Porte, Lars Boot
Producer
Eastman
Co-producer
deSingel International Arts Campus (Antwerp), Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps (Zürich), Sadler’s Wells (London), PINA40 (Wuppertal), Baerum Kulturhus (Oslo), Tanzhaus NRW (Düsseldorf), Schauspiel Köln, National Arts Centre (Ottawa), Wexner Center for the Arts at the Ohio State University (Columbus), Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, La Villette (Paris), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
With the support of
Flemish authorities, BNP Paribas Foundation
Thanks to
Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique (Montreal), Espace Marie Chouinard (Montreal), Royal Ballet Flanders (Antwerp), Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona)
Second cast
Giuliano Modarelli, Elias Lazaridis, Jason Kittelberger, Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern
Laatst bijgewerkt op 12 Juli 2019
Eastman - deSingel International Arts Campus (Antwerp)

deSingel International Arts Campus (Antwerp)

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Soumik Datta

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Krispijn Schuyesmans

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Jason Kittelberger

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Woojae Park

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Jef Verbeeck

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Antonio Cuenca Ruiz

Eastman - Shogo Yoshii

Shogo Yoshii

Eastman - Fabian Thomé Duten

Fabian Thomé Duten

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