Electric Life (14+)

Stravinsky’s masterpiece Petrouchka inspired choreographers Elisabeth Borgermans and Thomas Vantuycom for a new dance creation featuring nine young people between the ages of 15 and 24.

However, the starting point is not the original staging from 1911 but an in-depth reading of the music. Stravinsky’s penchant for contrast, rhythm and speed is typical of modern man at the beginning of the twentieth century, when electricity and machines changed the urban landscape and energised life in every sense.

Choreography Elisabeth Borgermans en Thomas Vantuycom / Dance Nolan Decreton, Lauryn De Ruyck, Kiko Labarque-Persyn, Celien Mertens, Louis Staquet, Annabel Van Acker, Tess Van der Sanden, Maïté van Genugten en Lennert Vanhove / Music Igor Stravinsky, Alain Franco en Raphaël Hénard / Music dramaturgy Alain Franco / Costumes Alexandra Sebbag / Light Kurt Lefevre / Production fABULEUS / Co-production Perpodium, Brussels Philharmonic, Concertgebouw Brugge en STUK / With the support of de stad Leuven, de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de Tax Shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid