Part of KFDA 2013

Partita 2 (sei solo)

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker & Boris Charmatz

dance

Sei Solo

A spontaneous improvisation session early one morning in 2010, on the empty outdoor stage of the Celestin Convent in Avignon, brought to light the evidence of the artistic bond between Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Boris Charmatz. Both share a love of choreographed structure and a need for the freedom of improvisation. Both are well-established dance-makers whose desire to dance themselves is irrepressible.

It’s through the living architecture of the music of Bach's Partita No.2, played live on stage by Amandine Beyer, that Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's choreography takes form. Both artists seek out the dance inherent in the music, conscious of Bach’s mastery, yet not overly reverential.

For the 3rd time, the visual artist Michel François will create the scenography for Rosas. As is frequently the case in their collaborations, for this duo, less is more and simplicity is strength. On a stage, bare but for the musician and her instrument, De Keersmaeker and Charmatz invite us to witness the essence and intricacies of their joint research and to share their passion for movements and thought.

chorégraphie Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker | danse Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Boris Charmatz | musique Partita No. 2, Johann Sebastian Bach | violon Amandine Beyer | crée avec Amandine Beyer, George Alexander Van Dam | scénographie Michel François | costumes Anne-Catherine Kunz | assistante artistique et directrice des répétitions Femke Gyselinck | coordination artistique et planning Anne Van Aerschot | coordination technique Joris Erven | techniciens Jan Herinckx, Wannes De Rydt, Michael Smets, Bert Veris | production Rosas | avec le soutien du musée de la danse - Centre chorégraphique national de Rennes et de Bretagne | coproduction De Munt /La Monnaie (Bruxelles), Festival d'Avignon, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Bruxelles), ImPulsTanz (Vienne), La Bâtie - Festival de Genève, Berliner Festspiele, Théâtre de la Ville with the Festival d'Automne à Paris, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbonne)