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with Cantores and the Japanese Pioneer Symphony Orchestra, the Dance Schools Event
with Christian Dedeene Dance Factory, the Rose Deleyn Dance School, Fedes, Ballet
Olivia Geerolf, the Tamara Jackson Dance Company and the Ramon Dance School,
Assebroek totaal with the self-made total spectacle “Fanfare” and Young@Heart, a choir
of spirited American 60-plussers, which went down very well. choir of spirited
American 60-plussers, which went down very well.
Dance
The dance scene in Flanders has a number of well-established companies boasting an
international profile. These were of course given their place on the BRUGGE 2002 programme,
alongside a number of international companies. The possibilities offered by
the Concertgebouw for dance productions proved to be impressive, certainly in combination
with music performed live. Rosas was given the chance to set the ball rolling.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s dance company celebrated its twentieth anniversary
in 2002. More than reason enough, therefore, for them to bring four productions to
Bruges, where Rosas had not previously been performed. The repeat performances of
Drumming and Rain, the new production April Me and the film Fase, four movements to
the music of Steve Reich were all revelations for the audience. Add to that, in the case
of “Drumming” and “Rain”, the live performance by Ictus of Steve Reich’s music, and
you’ve got a total experience resulting in nothing short of artistic ecstasy.
The production of Swan Lake by Jan Fabre and the Flanders Royal Ballet, accompanied
live by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, was also stunningly beautiful. BRUGGE
2002 was joint producer and put on the world première of this production, which
was shot through with Fabre’s own theatrical style.
Wim Vandekeybus and Ultima Vez were on hand with two productions: the repeat
performance of Scratching the Inner Fields and the new production Blush.
From Berlin came the beautiful dance production Nobody by the young German choreographer
Sasha Waltz, one of the new stars in the international dance firmament.
Meg Stuart can also be included in the latter category. With her company Damaged
Goods she brought her new production Alibi, a provocative and confrontational performance,
with hard dance passages and numerous text fragments through which
the public was addressed directly.
With her company Déjà Donné, the Czech choreographer Lenka Flory brought her
new creation In Bella Copia, a playful choreography on dreams and desires, disillusionment
and perspective.
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All dance programmes enjoyed considerable public interest, with performances often
being sold out. This shows that the efforts made by the Cultural Centre in the past to
programme contemporary dance have resulted in an enthusiastic public being built up.
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