© Robbrecht Desmet
Figures of Speech
Seven dancers and four musicians create a performance about “rhythm.”
Rhythm is everywhere. It underlies our steps, our speech, our emotions. Since ancient times, rhythm has brought people together in collective rituals.
For Figures of Speech, Femke Gyselinck collaborates with her brother and musician Lander Gyselinck. Rhythm is the starting point of the performance, but it is more than a tool for counting steps. Through the idiosyncratic movement accents of the bodies on stage, rhythm becomes a melodic expression. Seven dancers and four musicians move as one, building a shared pulse that is precise and alive. In a time of increasing fragmentation and austerity, this collective creation powerfully reminds us: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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concept & choreography Femke Gyselinck musical composition Lander Gyselinck creation & performance Amanda Barrio Charmelo, Mei-Li Dong Páez, Femke Gyselinck, Tarek Halaby, Jb Portier, Thomas Vantuycom, Sue-Yeon Youn music Lander Gyselinck, Mien Heyvaert, Hui-Chi Li, Wouter Van Asselbergh lights Elke Verachtert sound engineer Milan Van Doren, Jo Heijens scenography Aslı Çiçek scenography project assistance Olivia de Bree, Francesca Desantis costumes Miguel Peñaranda Olmeda - olmedam dramaturgy Steven Michel fotography, teaser, trailers Robbrecht Desmet dance internship Jacob Bousset production GRIP (Francisca Alves, freelance Bert De Bock, Hanne Doms, Anneleen Hermans, Rudi Meulemans, Klaartje Oerlemans, Jennifer Piasecki, Sylvie Svanberg, Nele Verreyken, Kato Wilms) internationale distribution A propic - Line Rousseau, Marion Gauvent co-production Concertgebouw Brugge & KAAP / Dans in Brugge, kunstencentrum nona, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, NEXT festival - La rose des vents – scène nationale Lille Métropole – Villeneuve d’Ascq, VIERNULVIER, Perpodium residencies Vaisseau Mère, P.A.R.T.S., Ictus, Ultima Vez, STUK Arts Centre, VIERNULVIER, KVS, De Brakke Grond, Concertgebouw Brugge thanks to Kaaitheater with the financial support of de Vlaamse Overheid, Tax Shelter Maatregel van de Belgische Federale Overheid, de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie
Evening performances start at 20:00
from the 26-27 season onwards.
This is a Dubbeldans performance, which we organise with our partner 30CC. If a show is sold out, don't forget to check the 30CC website, because they might have tickets left.
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Price
Tier 1
€28 standard
€23 reduction
€14 half price
Tier 2
€24 standard
€19 reduction
€12 half price
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Femke Gyselinck/ GRIP i.s.m. Lander Gyselinck - Figures of Speech
Residency with the dancers of Figures of Speech, about how rhythm connects us to the world.
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