Leuven Danst Rosas Danst Rosas

If dance was kept in a museum, Rosas danst Rosas would be in the MoMA in New Yor. But dance isn't tangible and cannot be hung on the wall like a painting or put in a book case like a novel. If we want to experience dance from the past, it has to be danced again, and passed on in a chain of younger dancers over and over again.

That's why from 2025 onwards STUK organises the annual Body of Work festival, where we blow new life into older dance performances for new generations. The first edition in 2025 focuses on Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's first performance Fase, but we also dive into other iconic projects of her company Rosas, such as Rosas danst Rosas.

Will you join the chain of dancers?

ARE YOU IN?

In collaboration with Dansvloer Leuven, we invite you to learn the famous Rosas danst Rosas chair scene from current Rosas dancers and create your own version with the help of a coach (in Dutch and English). Filmmaker Jacowbski will register all the new creations with recordings on famous Leuven locations.

Afterwards you are invited to the film premiere during the opening night of the Body of Work fesival in STUK on 20 February 2025.

Who?

All dancers in Leuven are welcome, regardless of age, level or background!
Age: 10 to 99

What?

Workshop day + rehearsal 1: Sunday 02.02, 10:00 - 17:00 in STUK
Rehearsal 2: Sunday 09.02, 10:00 - 17:00 in STUK
Video shoot : film recordings will happen during the weekend of 15 and 16 February and will take about 4 hours per shoot. We communicate your specific timing on 2 February. Until then, please keep the entire weekend free.
Participation is free of charge
Participants bring their own lunch
Registrations close on December 1

Want to try out the first steps yourself or watch previous examples? Head to the website of Re:Rosas, the fABULEUS Rosas Remix project. In short, step by step tutorials, choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and dancer Samantha van Wissen teach you the famous chair scene from Rosas danst Rosas - and you can discover hundreds of dancers worldwide who tried it already!