Birds

Following the success of Tornar (2015) and INVITED (2018), dancer and choreographer Seppe Baeyens builds upon his exploration of shaping a temporary community in Birds. For this new creation, he steps outside the theatre walls and ventures into the public space with a group of performers and musicians. There the normal course of events is interrupted – sometimes invisibly and sometimes plainly. Time and time again, unexpected compositions arise from playful interactions between onlookers, participants and coincidental passers-by, in which everyone appears to influence the outcome. Birds is a generous, social choreography that seeks out connection and imagination.

CREDITS

Concept, direction, choreography Seppe Baeyens
In cocreation with Yassin Mrabtifi, Martha Balthazar
Created with 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 Saif Al-Qaissy, Stef Heeren, Gaspard Herblot, Kyria Tsara
Dramaturgy Kristin Rogghe
Internship dramaturgy Lena Vercauteren
Movement assistant Germán Jauregui
Internship artistic assistance Bernadette Schnabel
Set design Fatima El Ouahabi, Björk Llaguno Alvarez, Loïse Vargas Y Jimenez, Jolien Gillijns
Coached by Eva Raffaella Menga & Bram Kerkhofs (LUCA School of Arts)
Costume design Lieve Meeussen
Sound engineer Schröder
Technical coordination Thomas Glorieux
Production & tour ,management Ultima Vez
Coproduction KVS Brussels, STUK - Huis voor Dans, Beeld & Geluid (Leuven)
Co-funded by Creative Europe programma van de Europese Unie in het kader van ‘DANCE ON, PASS ON, DREAM ON, tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, Festival de Marseille
Residencies STUK Leuven, KVS Brussels, tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, CAMPO Ghent, Berliner Festspiele
With the support of 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
Special thanks Decoratelier, Circularium, Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion Sociale, MolenWest, Espace Catastrophe