Tempest

Anger can be destructive, but it can also be a catalyst for change

Anger is a dual force: on the one hand destructive, on the other a catalyst for change. In the solo Tempest, Lisbeth Gruwez draws on martial arts to channel raw energy into focused strength. Her body sways between chaotic bursts of energy and the potential for quiet clarity. Tempest explores how to welcome a storm within, integrating its force instead of resisting it. It is a dance through the eye of the storm – or rather, a dance that seeks to open an eye in the storm – a single, energetic, glowing point.

concept Voetvolk | Lisbeth Gruwez & Maarten Van Cauwenberghe choreography & performance Lisbeth Gruwez sound Maarten Van Cauwenberghe scenography ruimtevaarders light design Jan Maertens production Voetvolk vzw co-production POLE-SUD CDCN (Straatsburg / FR), Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster / DE), Dans in Brugge (BE), MA scène nationale – Pays de Montbéliard (FR) with the support of De Vlaamse Gemeenschap & de tax shelter van de Belgische federale overheid via Mohow international distribution Materialise – Stéphane Noël creation residencies kunstcentrum nona (BE), Voetvolk Atelier Rubigny (FR), POLE-SUD (Straatsburg / FR), Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster / DE), Chang Theatre (Bangkok / TH), WestK Performing Arts (Hong Kong / HK), kunstencentrum BUDA (BE)