tout petit - Eye. Wink.

Artistic research in the service of production Eye. Wink.(Premiere 14/2/26.) In this production, two dancers join the audience in searching for a different way of looking. At themselves, at each other, and at what arises in the mutual gaze between people.

This playful and surprising dance performance is all about encounter. Looking together, moving together. It involves the use of special glasses (developed by artist Ief Spincemaille), which direct, distort and open up the gaze of dancers and spectators on the world. The glasses have an autonomous mechanism, with a life of their own. This creates unforeseen situations, which are used to play a challenging game. For this project, choreographers Lies Cuyvers and Ciska Vanhoyland have joined forces with visual artist Ief Spincemaille for a production at the intersection of dance, visual art and performance art.

TEAM / CREDITS

Choreography and dance Ciska Vanhoyland and Lies Cuyvers Artistic design of viewing objects Ief Spincemaille Technical design of viewing objects Job Schuermans Music Koen Brouwers Costumes Sofie Durnez Artistic advice Caroline Cornélis Photos Olympe Tits & Mies Cosemans Production tout petit Co-production HET LAB, C-TAKT, Z33, Perpodium With the support of the Flemish Community, the city of Hasselt, the city of Leuven and the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government With thanks to deRUIMTE, STUK House for Dance, Image and Sound, the Leuven library.

tout petit is a production company based in Leuven and Hasselt that has been creating dance productions for young audiences since 2012. tout petit is unique in Flanders and plays a special role in Europe. The company has made a fundamental choice to create dance for young children that pushes artistic boundaries. tout petit focuses on the dialogue between scenography, dance and music. For this production, tout petit is collaborating with Ief Spincemaille. Ief is a versatile artist and scenographer who works at the intersection of visual arts, design, media art, photography and performance. His work invites interaction and responds to the interplay between art and audience. Lies Cuyvers and Ciska Vanhoyland are the choreographers and artistic directors of tout petit. In their productions, they explore how dance can relate to scenography or visual installations.