Christine De Smedt

In her previous works, Belgian choreographer Christine de Smedt has refrained from using her own life story as a source of inspiration, commenting »Why in God’s name would my personal history be in any way interesting for an audience?«In her latest work ›Untitled 4‹ however, she has turned the personal into performance. What is the personal and how is it expressed in artistic work? Based on interviews with Jonathan Burrows, Alain Platel, Xavier Le Roy and Eszter Salamon about the relationship they each have between life and work, she presents four portraits of these artists that in the end becomes a portrait of herself. In ›Untitled 4‹ Christine de Smedt stands alone on stage in a performance that expresses longing for authorship whilst ceding it at the same time.

Concept and Performance: Christine De Smedt
Artistic support and collaboration: Kristien van den Brande, Bojana Cvejic, Vladimir Miller, Ana VujanovicVoice training and assistance in music choice: Eurudike De Beul
Technical: Wim Piqueur, Bennert Van Cottem

Production: les ballets C de la B
Co-producers: Musée de la danse / Centre chorégraphique national de Rennes et de Bretagne, Kunstencentrum
BUDA (Kortrijk), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Next Festival - Espace Pasolini, Théâtre International (Valenciennes)

With the support of the Flemish Authorities, City of Ghent, Province of East-Flanders

Touring

14.02.2014, studio S3, Gent (BE)13.02.2014, studio S3, Gent (BE)04.08.2013, Schwere Reiter, München (DE)23.02.2013, Tanzquartier, Wien (AT)22.02.2013, Tanzquartier, Wien (AT)14.09.2012, NOV.ples, Novi Sad (RS)13.09.2012, NOV.ples, Novi Sad (RS)21.04.2012, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)20.04.2012, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)18.04.2012, Kaaitheater, Brüssel (BE)17.04.2012, Kaaitheater, Brüssel (BE)09.03.2012, STUK Kunstencentrum, Löwen (BE)08.03.2012, STUK Kunstencentrum, Löwen (BE)07.03.2012, STUK Kunstencentrum, Löwen (BE)06.03.2012, STUK Kunstencentrum, Löwen (BE)25.02.2012, BUDA Kunstencentrum, Kortrijk (BE)22.11.2011, Espace Pasolini, théâtre internationele, Valenciennes (FR)21.11.2011, Espace Pasolini, théâtre internationele, Valenciennes (FR)12.05.2011, Musée de la Danse, Rennes (BE)26.11.2011, Les ballets C de la B, Gent (BE)25.11.2011, Les ballets C de la B, Gent (BE)