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Dance

Brel
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker & Solal Mariotte / Rosas

Presentation
Dance

How do you dance Brel?  

That question was the starting point for the new Rosas creation, a collaboration between Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Solal Mariotte. The two dancers cum choreographers take dissimilar artistic approaches to the piece. Being two generations apart, each relates differently to the singer, who was born in Brussels in 1929 and rose to international fame in the 1950s and 60s. Dense, poetic, and often political, Brel’s powerful lyrics conjure up a range of moods and emotions.  
 
Although Brel’s chansons address ‘timeless’ themes, they resonate very differently with our world today, bringing to the surface shifts and gaps in time. So what are we left with when it comes to articulating those songs in movement in a way that is relevant today? The challenge lies not only in coming up with strategies to ‘embody’ Brel’s music – while maintaining a critical distance – but also in finding ways to truly share the stage with Jacques Brel.    

After EXIT ABOVE, Rosas’ most recent song-based production, now for the first time, De Keersmaeker and Mariotte share the spotlight to continue this choreographic journey, drawing inspiration from the complexity and tensions inherent in the life and oeuvre of Belgium’s greatest chansonnier.    

This production is part of Troika Dance
Dates & tickets

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Location

Théâtre National

Prices

Start ticket sale 26.6.2025

€ 35

Running time

1h30, without interval

Presentation

Introductory talks in English 45' before the start of the performance

Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

Concept, Choreography and DanceANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAEKER, SOLAL MARIOTTE MusicJACQUES BREL

Light DesignMINNA TIIKKAINEN ScenographyMICHEL FRANÇOIS CostumesAOUATIF BOULAICH DramaturgyWANNES GYSELINCK Rehearsal Directors – AssistantsNINA GODDERIS, JOHANNE SAUNIER Dance ResearchPIERRE BASTIN Music ResearchFRANCE BREL/FONDATION JACQUES BREL, FILIP JORDENS SoundALEX FOSTIER

ProductionROSAS Co-ProductionCONCERTGEBOUW BRUGGE,
L’INTIME FESTIVAL DE NAMUR,
GREC FESTIVAL (BARCELONA),
IMPULSTANZ (WIEN),
LA COMÉDIE DE CLERMONT-FERRAND,
LA COMÈTE CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE,
LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT,
PICCOLO TEATRO DI MILANO – TEATRO D’EUROPA,
THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE (PARIS)

With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.

This production is realized with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via Casa Kafka Pictures.

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