
Ultima Vez
Revival: In spite of wishing and wanting, 16. - 18. September 2016
Revival: In spite of wishing and wanting,
16. - 18. September 2016
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting became a global sensation after its world première in 1999. Now Vandekeybus once more takes the world by storm.
- Duration110 min
- Price175- 380
- StageMain stage
Dates & times
- 16. September - 17:00
- 17. September - 17:00
- 18. September - 17:00
In 1999, Vandekeybus was already a well-established name in the world of dance, with a number of productions behind him. His works were, and still are, praised for their intense physical and poetic qualities. However, his focus has moved from instinctive reactions and emotions to inner consciousness and to some degree also subconscious reactions and structures. The relationship between man and woman has always been an endless source of inspiration for the choreographer.
However, Vandekeybus made a radical decision in his work In Spite of Wishing and Wanting: He wanted to use only male dancers in the ensemble. The production became a smash hit all over the world. Part of the reason lies in the way he has succeeded in combining thematic risk with brilliant visuals, despite a comparative lack of resources. Well-known themes such as dreams and suffering were stripped bare of typical psychoanalytical clichés, and transformed into spectacular and poetic dance with the unmistakable Ultima Vez signature.
The production’s power stems from a seamless symbiosis between dance, theatre and film. The captivating dance is expanded and reinforced by David Byrne’s essential music, taking us into monologues about fear, the desire for safety, and the magical terror of sleep. The film The Last Words, which is part of the production, is based on two stories by the Argentinian author Julio Cortázar. Here we can see the original dancers from 1999, including Wim Vandekeybus himself.
- another remarkable production by Wim Vandekeybus' Ultima Vez company
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Profiles
Contributors
- Original music and soundscape
David Byrne
- «Fuzzy Freaky» remix
DJ Food
- Performed by
Rob Hayden
Eddie Oroyan
Yassin Mrabtifi
Guilhem Chatir
Grégoire Malandain
Luke Jessop
Luke Murphy
Flavio D´Andrea
Knut Vikström Precht
Cheng-An Wu
Baldo Ruiz - Assistant choreographers
Iñaki Azpillaga
German Jauregui - Artistic assistant
Greet Van Poeck
- Stylists
Isabelle Lhoas
Isabelle De Cannière - Technical coordinator
Davy Deschepper
- Lys
Francis Gahide
Davy Deschepper - Lighting
Bram Moriau
- Sound
Bram Moriau
- Stage manager
Tom de With
- Production
Ultima Vez
- Co-production
KVS (Brussels, BE)