Unfolding an Archive

Choreography and performance Zoë Demoustier

Live sound Willem Lenaerts, Rint Mennes & Klaas De Somer

Sound concept Willem Lenaerts & Rint Mennes

Light design Harry Cole

Light and technical support Pieter Kint, Benjamin Verbrugge

Interview & editing Yelena Schmitz

Design & Costume Annemie Boonen

Research Annemie Boonen & Willem Lenaerts

Dramaturgy Elowise Vandenbroecke

Coaching Danielle van Vree

Video and sound archive Daniel Demoustier

Co-production STUK

With the support of the City of Leuven, 30CC, Platform In De Maak

Residences STUK, Ultima Vez, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Voetvolk Atelier Rubigny

Thanks to Shila Anaraki, Oihana Azpillaga, Jonas Beerts, Anna Bentivegna, Stijn De Cauwer, Elliot Dehaspe, Dirk De Lathauwer, Lahja Demoustier, Misha Demoustier, Hannes Dereere, Josine De Roover, Pieter Desmet, Klaas De Somer, Willem Malfliet, Hildegard De Vuyst, Silke Huysmans, Karen Joosten, Koen Theys, Maarten Van Cauwenberghe, Gerlinde Van Puymbroeck, Veerle Van Schoelant, Niek Vanoosterweyck, Bart Vanvoorden, Remo Verdickt, Cas-co Leuven, Dag van de Dans, Danstuin.

Unfolding an Archive (c) Tom Herbots

In Unfolding an Archive, Zoë Demoustier unfolds an image archive of 20 years of war reporting. The man behind the camera is her father Daniel Demoustier. The search for a relationship to the imagery of world events with which she grew up is like a movement from far and near. In an attempt at a reconstruction, she brings the archive to life. She dismantles the mechanisms hidden behind the archive images. Gradually, a choreography of poses and gestures is created in a broken timeline of physical memories.