Misha Demoustier - As we are passing
During this residency at STUK, I am continuing to develop As We Are Passing, a dance performance that starts from observations of passers-by and the invisible inner worlds we carry with us when we cross paths. Following an initial 15-minute work-in-progress presentation within Mestizo Arts Platform at KVS, I am using this residency to further develop the project towards a full-length performance.
This week, the focus is primarily on refining and deepening the choreographic material. I am exploring how movements, gestures, and walking patterns can further develop into a physical language that makes visible the tensions between proximity and distance, individual and mass. Additionally, I am continuing to work on the multimedia aspect of the performance and investigating the relationship between movement and projection: how image and body can reinforce, influence, and enter into dialogue with each other within the scenography.
This residency constitutes an important step in the further development of As We Are Passing, which will premiere during December Dance in Bruges.
Misha Demoustier is a Belgian dancer, performer, and choreographer. Since his first stage experiences with Kopergietery, Kabinet K, and fABULEUS, he has developed into a versatile performer within the Flemish and international performing arts landscape. He has collaborated with, among others, VOETVOLK/Lisbeth Gruwez, Ultima Vez (Zoë Demoustier), Arkadi Zaides, LaGeste, fABULEUS, Kabinet K, Kopergietery, DOX, Theater Malpertuis, and wpZimmer. His work is characterized by a strong physical presence, where vulnerability, intensity, and imagination meet.
Demoustier is self-taught and developed his artistic practice from experience on stage. Over the years, his interest in the relationship between movement, image, and sound grew, without losing sight of the body as a starting point. After a career as a performer in diverse dance and theater productions, he is now increasingly taking steps as a creator. With As We Are Passing, he presents his first full-length choreographic work together with LaGeste, a poetic reflection on the invisible tensions between individual and mass, distance and connection.