Tornar
The dancer and choreographer Seppe Baeyens has been closely involved in the activities for children and adolescents at Ultima Vez since 2011. He opts expressly to enter into dialogue with these children and adolescents, as well as with adults. His initial productions, including We, House (Hartbeats) and The (Im)possible Friendship of Stef and Augustijn (Kopergietery) were much acclaimed in Belgium and abroad.
Under the wing of Ultima Vez and Wim Vandekeybus, Seppe Baeyens is now creating his first large-scale dance production. It is called Tornar and tells the story of people left after the passage of a tornado who are trying to rebuild a community. The movement of the devastating tornado is a metaphor for the crumbling solidarity between generations.
In Tornar, Seppe Baeyens sets up an interaction between a variety of professional and amateur dancers of different generations. He selected this varied group in the course of a long process of workshops and encounters at the Ultima Vez studio in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. The performers are four children, two adolescents, three dancers, a 91-year-old man and a musician.
17 Apr 2015, Fri
18 Apr 2015, Sat
23 Apr 2015, Thu
28 May 2015, Thu
29 May 2015, Fri
12 Sep 2015, Sat
13 Sep 2015, Sun
10 Oct 2015, Sat
11 Oct 2015, Sun
20 Nov 2015, Fri
5 Dec 2015, Sat
14 Jan 2016, Thu
28 Jan 2016, Thu
3 Feb 2016, Wed
18 Feb 2016, Thu
1 Apr 2016, Fri
23 Apr 2016, Sat
7 May 2016, Sat
8 May 2016, Sun
18 Dec 2016, Sun
DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Seppe Baeyens
CREATED WITH & PERFORMED BY
Oihana Azpillaga, Bassam Nakhel, Ruth Bruyneel, Mike van Alfen, Ischa Beernaert, Leon Gyselynck, Chisom Onyebueke Chinaedu, Leonie Van Begin, Emile Van Puymbroeck, Beniamin Boar
ALSO CREATED WITH
Manuel Ronda
ORIGINAL LIVE MUSIC
Stef Heeren
SCENOGRAPHY
Ief Spincemaille
DRAMATURGY
Inne Goris
LIGHT DESIGN
Mark Van Denesse
COSTUMES
Lieve Meeussen
SOUND ADVISER
Charo Calvo
MOVEMENT ASSISTANT
Iñaki Azpillaga
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
Tom De With
ARTISTIC ADVISER
Wim Vandekeybus
PRODUCTION
Seppe Baeyens / Ultima Vez
COPRODUCTION
BRONKS, Life Long Burning (EU)
WITH SUPPORT FROM
EU Culture Programme