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Dancing queen goes pop

For this new creation, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker shifts the focus of her exploration of the relationship between music and dance back to pop music. With its simple forms, infectious melodies and catchy lyrics, pop gets through to people, connects with them and affects them emotionally. This is not just because of the pleasure that singing and dancing bring, but also because of the almost universal, everyday human experiences and relationships that pop songs express. Creation 2023 not only encourages the urge to dance, it also highlights our need for stories and music we can relate to and identify with.

credits

choreographie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
created with and danced by: Abigail Aleksander, Jean Pierre Buré, Lav Crnčević, José Paulo dos Santos, Rafa Galdino, Carlos Garbin, Nina Godderis, Solal Mariotte, Meskerem Mees, Mariana Miranda, Ariadna Navarrete Valverde, Cintia Sebők & Jacob Storer
music: Meskerem Mees, Jean-Marie Aerts & Carlos Garbin
music performed by: Meskerem Mees & Carlos Garbin
scenography: Michel François
light design: Max Adams
costume design: Aouatif Boulaich
text and lyrics: Meskerem Mees & Wannes Gyselinck
dramaturgy: Wannes Gyselinck
rehearsal directors: Cynthia Loemij & Clinton Stringer
artistic coordination and planning: Anne Van Aerschot
assistante à la direction artistique: Martine Lange
tour Manager: Jolijn Talpe
technical director: Freek Boey
assistant technical director: Jonathan Maes
technicians: Jan Balfoort & Quentin Maes
sound: Alex Fostier
costume coördinator ad interim: Emma Zune
assistant costume, wardrobe: Els Van Buggenhout
sewing: Chiara Mazzarolo & Martha Verleyen
production: Rosas

coproduction: Concertgebouw Brugge (Bruges), De Munt (Brussels), Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Le théâtre Garonne (Toulouse), GIE FONDOC OCCITANIE (Le Parvis Tarbes, Scène nationale ALBI Tarn, Le Cratère Alès, Scène nationale Grand Narbonne, Théâtre Garonne)

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choreographie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
created with and danced by: Abigail Aleksander, Jean Pierre Buré, La

partners

realized with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, in collaboration with Casa Kafka Pictures – Belfius.
Rosas is supported by the Flemish Community, the Flemish Community Commission and by the BNP Paribas Foundation.