If Only
ZOO/Thomas Hauert {Brussels}
Affected by the aberrations of our time, choreographer Thomas Hauert returns to the Festival with a piece that breaks radically with the dynamics that distinguish him. In the heart of a set designed by Chevalier-Masson, the six dancers, including Thomas Hauert himself, cohabit with Thirteen Harmonies, a work for violin and keyboard by John Cage. In contradiction with the prevailing profitability and consumerism, the bodies slow down, become loose, hesitant, freed from their obligation to efficiency. An extreme meticulousness shapes suspended gestures, unfulfilled impulses, desperate embraces that oscillate between the need to communicate and inner withdrawal. The members of the ZOO company stir up the instinct for life that arises despite the resignation of the spirit. They reappropriate time and question the possibility of the aftermath.
Concept et direction Thomas Hauert
Créé et interprété par Thomas Hauert, Liz Kinoshita, Sarah Ludi, Federica Porello/Gabriel Schenker, Samantha Van Wissen, Mat Voorter
Musique Thirteen Harmonies (1985), John Cage
Interprétation musicale, voix Lea Petra (Keyboard), Wietse Beels (Violon)
Son Bart Celis
Scénographie Chevalier-Masson, Bert Van Dijck, ZOO
Lumière Bert Van Dijck
Costumes Chevalier-Masson
Confection costumes Isabelle Airaud
Production ZOO/Thomas Hauert, DC&J Creation
Coproduction Théâtre les Tanneurs / Bruxelles, Charleroi danse, Festival de Genève – La Bâtie / Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans
Avec le soutien de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles / Service Danse, Pro Helvetia – Fondation suisse pour les arts, Ein Kulturengagement des Lotterie-Fonds des Kantons Solothurn, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, Tax-shelter du gouvernement fédéral de Belgique
Thomas Hauert est accueilli en compagnonnage au Théâtre de Liège (2018-2022)