BIRDS
Ultima Vez/Seppe Baeyens | BE
Birds is an acclaimed choreography by the Brussels company Ultima Vez, in which nineteen performers and musicians interrupt the course of things in the public space. This creates interaction between performers and the audience. The source of inspiration is the legendary art film Der Lauf der Dinge. Choreography by Seppe Baeyens [1981].
Concept, direction and choreography: Seppe Baeyens
In cocreation with: Yassin Mrabtifi, Martha Balthazar
Created and performed by: Annette Baussart, Emile Claus, Inès Bafdili, Rosa Boateng, Yacine Sangara, Gaspard Herblot, Kyria Tsara, Chisom Lois Onyebueke Chinaedu, Aude Uytterhoeven, Aiko Niang, Jago Pauwels, David Jarama, Isabelle Azaïs, Evarista Azaïs Jarama, Anthony Quintard, Yassin Mrabtifi, Martha Balthazar, Seppe Baeyens
Music composed by: Stef Heeren, Saif Al-Qaissy
Live music by: Stef Heeren, Saif Al-Qaissy, Gaspard Herblot, Kyria Tsara
Dramaturgy: Kristin Rogghe
Movement assistent: Germán Jauregui
Set design: Fatima El Ouahabi, Björk Llaguno Alvarez, Loïse Vargas Y Jimenez, Jolien Gillijns gecoached door Eva Raffaella Menga & Bram Kerkhofs (LUCA School of Arts)
Costume design: Lieve Meeussen
Sound technician: Schröder
Technical coordination: Thomas Glorieux
Production and tourmanagement: Ultima Vez
Coproduction: KVS Brussels, STUK - Huis voor Dans, Beeld & Geluid (Leuven) gecofinancierd door het Creative Europe programma van de Europese Unie in het kader van ‘DANCE ON, PASS ON, DREAM ON, tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, Festival de Marseille
Residences: STUK Leuven, KVS Brussels, tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, CAMPO Ghent, Berliner Festspiele
Supported by: Tax Shelter maatregel van de Belgische Federale Overheid, Casa Kafka Pictures Tax Shelter empowered by Belfius. Ultima Vez wordt ondersteund door de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Thanks to: Decoratelier, Circularium, Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion Sociale, MolenWest, Espace Catastrophe