This movement analysis of pain was made to measure for the leading Czech company by Flemish innovator Ann Van den Broek. The choreography will be accompanied by a screening of the film The Lady in Black by Lisa Boerstra which looks behind the scenes of contemporary choreography and theatre management while exploring physical exhaustion, dark chasms and burning passions. Intensity at all levels.
Phrasing the Pain
A piece for 7 dancers based on an original movement phrase, the pain phrase, used in the production I SOLO MENT (Ann Van den Broek, 2008). Movement springing from the feelings of pain and sadness one feels after losing a loved one, a friend, a parent, a child. Stepping on stage, each of the dancers sets on a path of confronting one's inner emotions - from lust to aggression, from euphoria to apathy. Sorrow is an eye-opener, revealing unexpected forms and perspectives. A compelling choreography, transformative force, rhythm and intense emotions.
The Lady in Black – r. Lisa Boerstra | 2015 | 55`
The work of the Flemish choreographer Ann van den Broek is very personal. Her intense choreography is dedicated to her own extreme experiences and emotions. Her approach will spare nothing and nobody. She expects unconditional commitment from herself, but also from her dancers. As a result, we get to witness innovative and highly successful dance performances, but also a complicated hate-love relationship with the people around her.
In The Lady in Black, director Lisa Boerstra (L.A. Raeven) shows us the extent to which Ann is interwoven with the choreographies, bringing the artist’s life and work together in a new experience. The film takes Ann and her dancers on a journey along new creations, lots of theatres, physical exhaustion, black abysses and red hot passion. Intense at all levels.
Credits
Phrasing the Pain
Choreography: Ann Van den Broek
Assistants to choreographer: Cecilia Moisio, Jan Deboom
Performing: Sylva Nečasová, Nataša Novotná, Ombline Noyer, Václav Kuneš, Milan Odstrčil, Štěpán Pechar, Saša Volný
Music: Arne van Dongen, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Light design: Ann Van den Broek, Adam Uzelac
Photo: Fabiana Mertová, Pavel Hejný, Michal Hančovský
The piece is co-produced by 420PEOPLE o.s., Archa Theatre and the Dutch WArd/waRD
The Lady in Black
Directed by: Lisa Boerstra
Produced by: Windmill Film, Annemiek van der Hell
www.windmillfilm.com
