Tempest
Anger is a universal force, much like a tempest, inevitable under certain conditions and naturally recurring. It is a dual force: at once destructive and a catalyst for change, a response to imbalance.
In the solo Tempest, Lisbeth Gruwez draws on the precision of martial arts to channel this primal force and raw energy into focused strength. An oscillating body that moves between sharp surges of energy and the potential for a quiet clarity.
Festival Julidans
Programmaonderdeel Julidans On Stage
Nederlandse première
Locatie De Brakke Grond
Zaal Grote zaal
Duur 60 minuten
Genre Dans
Taal Language no problem
Tempest
Anger is embodied here as a collective current—a vibration in an energetically charged field, that we all inhabit and relate to. Tempest invites us to absorb and transform the storm: to turn rage into strength. A place where elements clash, merge, and subside into a new presence. A porous body encounters this force, metabolising turmoil into lucidity.
-|-It is a dance through the eye of the storm—a dance that opens an eye within the storm—revealing the stillness at its heart.
Voetvolk
Voetvolk (Dutch for ‘infantry’) is a Belgian contemporary dance company, founded in 2006 by dancer and choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez and musician and composer Maarten Van Cauwenberghe. Their work is the quintessential artistic expression of an inspired body in response to the complexity of life and the world. Voetvolk are committed to creating dance performances that resonate with diverse audiences, including connoisseurs and critics, through a dance language that conveys a way of 'being in life'.
Credits
Concept Voetvolk
Choreography & performance Lisbeth Gruwez
Music Maarten Van Cauwenberghe
Lighting design Jan Maertens
Scenography concept ruimtevaarders
Scenography execution decoratelier KVS
Costume execution Eli Verkeyn
Martial arts mentor Rob Gemmeke
Artistic chaperone Christine Herman
-|-With thanks to Francesca Chiodi Latini & Koen Tachelet
Production Voetvolk vzw
Coproduction December Dance (Concertgebouw Brugge & Cultuurcentrum Brugge) (BE), MA scène nationale – Pays de Montbéliard (FR), Perpodium, POLE-SUD CDCN (Strasbourg/FR), Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster/DE)
Residencies kunstencentrum BUDA (BE), CENTQUATRE-PARIS (FR), Chang Theatre (Bangkok/TH), kunstencentrum nona (BE), POLE-SUD (Strasbourg/FR), Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster/DE), Voetvolk Atelier Rubigny (FR), WestK Performing Arts (Hong Kong/HK)
International distribution Materialise – Stéphane Noël
With the support of Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government and the Flemish Government
