Tall Tales Acrobatics (NL) – Langs
© Megin Zondervan
Bunk Puppets (AUS) – Slapdash Galaxy
© David Geddes
Accrorap (DZ/FR) – The Roots
© Julien Chauvet
Flip Fabrique (CA) – Transit
© Emmanuel Burriel
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (BE) – Fractus V
© Filip van Roe
Bouchra Ouizguen Ottof (Morocco)
Ottof – diligent ants – is how Moroccan choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen describes the group of older women she has been working with for years. They are not regular dancers, but aitas, who according to a long-standing tradition entertain the (male) audience at parties and weddings with their powerful vocals and physical confidence. Explore Festival is presented to…
Gandini Juggling Water on Mars (England)
Gandini Juggling have teamed up with the oh so hot right now Plastic Boom to produce Water on Mars – a meteoric, whiz of a show. Think virtuoso juggling gone wild from the fringe-storming producers of ‘4×4’ and ‘Smashed’ comes this extrinsic playground experiment… 14 feb 2018 Genk, C-mine Cultuurcentrum Genk 16 feb 2018 Aalst, Cultuurcentrum De Werf 17…
Virginie Brunelle A la douleur que j’ai (Canada)
To the pain that lingers is a work that highlights our irrational behaviours when human relationships hurt us. It is a visual melody that aims to bring us together through a poetic staging of our daily battles. Virginie Brunelle on A la douleur que j’ai: ‘Pain has many faces. In this case, I want to explore…
Deborah Colker VERO (Brazil)
Deborah Colker had the honour of being the Opening Ceremony Movement Director of The Olympic Games in Brazil 2016. Some of the shows of Cia de Danca Deborah Colker, notoriously Rota and Velox work with artistic movements which refer to sports as a vehicle for expressive and organic freedom reflected in the Olympic spirit. Deborah decided…