SYMPOSIUM: Choreographic Legacies

Dance is pre-eminently an art form that comes to life at the moment of performance and afterwards survives only through traces in the bodies of dancers and in the memories of spectators. Truly reviving a dance work requires a sustained and sometimes innovative repertoire practice, in which the work is passed on to a new group of dancers or receives a revitalizing reinterpretation.

When the choreographer of the work is still alive, he or she can manage the process themselves. But what happens when the original choreographers are no longer around, or when dance companies are disbanded? Does this mean that the work ceases to exist? When new generations of creators want to work with the work of their predecessors, what challenges do they face?

These and other questions will be considered together with an impressive array of inspiring colleagues from the Flemish and international dance sector during the symposium. With contributions from Robert Sturm (Tanztheater Wuppertal / Pina Bausch), Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Rosas), Olga de Soto (artist), Zoë Demoustier (artist), Barbara Kaufmann (Tanztheater Wuppertal / Pina Bausch), Diane Madden (Trisha Brown Dance Company), Laura Arís Álvarez (Ultima Vez), Àngels Margarit i Viñals (Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona), Lies Deschietere (CC De Schakel, Waregem), Jan Vandenhouwe (OBV) and Madeleine Ritter (Bureau Ritter). Delphine Hesters (STUK) and Timmy De Laet (U Antwerp / CoDa - Research Network for Dance Studies) will provide the introduction.

Programme and biographies of the speakers can be found on this webpage of STUK.

Praktische informatie

Location: Lullyzaal, OBV Ghent
Timing: 17.09.2024 13:00 - 18:00
Language: English
Participation is free, but registration is required via this link.

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