Silver
‘One for Sorrow, two for Joy, three for a Girl, four for a Boy, five for Silver, six for Gold, 7 for a Secret never to be told’
This Irish nursery rhyme was the starting point for the Ultima Vez performance 7 for a Secret never to be told (1997).
Silver is a dance video adaptation of the fifth scene of the performance. Onstage, a motionless figure wrapped in foil. Suddenly huge feathers fall out of the air and make the figure move. Gradually the other dancers appear on stage: complex partner work develops into an energetic and powerful physical scene.
THE FILM
DIRECTION & PHOTOGRAPHY
Wim Vandekeybus
EDITING
Rudy Maerten
COLOURGRADING
Lieven Van Baelen
FOLEY & SOUND MIX
Franco Piscopo at Alea Jacta
MUSIC COMPOSED, PERFORMED AND HOME RECORDED BY
Thierry De Mey, La Hulpe, July 1997
POST-PRODUCTION MANAGER
Johanna Collier
PRODUCTION
Quasi Modo & Ultima Vez
THE PERFORMANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY & DIRECTION
Wim Vandekeybus
WITH
Nordine Benchorf, John Campbell, Carlos de Haro Flores, Lorenza Di Calogero, Lieve Meeussen, Rasmus Olme, Orlando Ortega Gonzalez, Celine Perroud, Isabelle Schad
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR & DRAMATURGE
Georg Weinand
SCENOGRAPHY
Wim Vandekeybus
COSTUMES & BACKDROPS
Isabelle Lhoas
COSTUME ASSISTANT
Manuela Lauwers
LIGHT CREATION
Dries Vercruysse & Wim Vandekeybus
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & LIGHT ENGINEER
Richard Joukovsky
FEATHERS & STAGEMANAGER
Christophe Olry
SOUND ENGINEER
Lieven Callens, Diederik de Cock
MASK
Maggy Jacot
PRODUCTION
Ultima Vez
CO-PRODUCTION
Festival d'Estiu de Barcelona Grec 1997, Instituta de Cultura, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris and the Royal Flemish Theatre (KVS), Brussels.
Distribution
Ultima Vez
contact@ultimavez.com
Technical specifications
Video release: 15 February 2000
Duration: 14'55''