ROSAS
/ Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
ONCE (SOLO)
- Thu 14.10.04 20 h
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's solo Once is based on the classic 1963 recording of Joan Baez in Concert, Part II featuring traditional folk ballads and hymns by the popular American vocalist, civil rights and peace activist. Dancing with utmost precision and expressiveness De Keersmaeker's draws on the political and emotional undercurrents of the songs to deliver a touching statement against animosity, arrogance, destruction and war.
Choreography and Dance:
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (BE)
Assistance choreography: Marion Ballester
Music: Joan Baez Ton Alexandre Fostier
Costumes: Anke Loh
Image: Aliocha Van der Avoort
Set and lighting: Jan Joris Lamers
Stage Manager: Kris Van Aert
Technical director: Harry Cole, José Nuno Fernandes, Luc Galle, Patrick Martens, Guy Peeters, Herman Sorgeloos, Jan Vercauteren, Jeroen Wuyts
Technichians: Rudi Antonissen, Joris Erven, Jan Herinckx, Kristof Van Dijck
Artistic Production assistance:
Anne Van Aerschot
Production: Rosas & De Munt / La Monnaie, Co-production: Léonard de Vinci / Opéra de Rouen
Première Brüssel, Rosas Performance Space, 27 November 2002
Rosas is company in residence at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, the Belgian national opera.
Photo © Gérard Uféras