Rosas & graindelavoix | CESENA
For Cesena Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Rosas worked closely with Björn Schmelzer and his graindelavoix ensemble. This new production might almost be called the counterpart to its predecessor, En Atendant. Whereas in that piece the twilight merged almost imperceptibly into night, this piece heralds the start of the day. The stage is shared by 19 dancers and singers who explore the limits of their ability. Dancers sing and singers dance, once again in dialogue with the wilful 14th-century scores of the Ars Subtilior. For the third time, Ann Veronica Janssens has collaborated with Rosas for the set design, providing a sculpture of passing time, of the constant transformation of what is around us and of what only becomes visible in the course of time. The start of a new day, or a new look at a distant past.
Concept: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Björn Schmelzer
Choreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Created with and danced by Rosas and graindelavoix: Olalla Alemán, Haider Al Timimi, Bostjan Antoncic, Aron Blom , Carlos Garbin, Marie Goudot, Lieven Gouwy, David Hernandez, Matej Kejzar, Mikael Marklund, Tomàs Maxé, Julien Monty, Chrysa Parkinson, Marius Peterson, Michael Pomero, Albert Riera, Gabriel Schenker, Yves Van Handenhove, Sandy Williams
Scenography: Ann Veronica Janssens
Costumes: Anne-Catherine Kunz
Co-production: Rosas, La Monnaie/De Munt (Brussels), Festival d’Avignon, Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Guimarães 2012, Steirischer Herbst (Graz), deSingel (Antwerp), Concertgebouw Brugge
World Premiere: 16 July, Festival d'Avignon
Camera: Gerard-Jan Claes, Elias Grootaers & Olivia Rochette
