Creation 2020/2021
René is common ground - a rectangular manege, in which two dance acrobats explore freedom within one central theme: the everlasting principle of rebounding.
Both concisely and playfully, René evolves from elemental to acrobatic movement mechanics into depth and back, emphasizing the joy of finding variation and diversity in what could seem to stay the same.
Both performers have their designated and equal places in this tightly woven score which does not allow for any mistakes. Beyond all virtuosity, René reveals the human aspects of what it means to truly collaborate, to share focus, to synchronize, to practice solidarity in togetherness, to strive, to endure, to accomplish and fail never alone but always together; to make something work out, be it skillfully submitting to an impossible system of counts or embracing the race toward the finishing line of a meticulously choreographed movement score.
René premiered on October 9th 2021 with PERPLX festival in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Picture: © Kolja Huneck
Artists & project coordonation: Xenia Bannuscher, Dries Vanwalle
Outside-eye: Thomas Falk, Axel Guérin, Dagmar Dachauer
Music composition: Jonas Bolliger
Light design: Rinus Samyn
Costume: Hanne Pierrot
Technician: Jef Delva
Company management: Leoni Grützmacher - ehrliche arbeit / freies kulturbüro
Distribution: Anne-Agathe Prin
Co-production: PERPLX, Circustruction, CirkLabo, Theater Op De Markt - Dommelhof
Supported by: Circus Dance Festival, Zirkus ON, Miramiro, Latitude 50 - Pôle des arts du cirque et de la rue, Château de Monthelon, Circuscentrum, Cirkus Kolektiv, The HUB
Special thanks to: Britt Van Eijk, Kolja Huneck, Fidel Rott
Dossier René
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Company number: 0759.407.258
Pictures taken by Kolja Huneck, Matthias Ziemer, Jonas Harnischmacher, Lily Schlinker, JostijnLigtvoetFotografie