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Rosas |
Born in 1956,
Thierry De Mey, a film director,
composer and percussionist has collaborated with such renowned
choreographers as Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Wim Vandekeybus,
Michèle-Anne De Mey and others. He is also a founder of
the group Maximalist!, a creative laboratory for the young composers.
Anne
Teresa De Keersmaeker, one of the most prominent
modern European choreographers, studied at MUDRA in Brussels,
the school linked to La Monnaie and to Maurice Béjart's
Ballet of the XXth Century, and then at the Tisch School of
the Arts in New York. On her return from the States, she founded
her company Rosas and created Rosas danst Rosas – the creation
that brought Rosas an international recognition. Together with
Rosas and Brussels' Royal Opera De Munt/La Monnaie, Anne Teresa
De Keersmaeker has launched a new international school for contemporary
dance, where sixty students coming from some 25 countries are
trained, over a three-year period, by more than 50 teachers.
photo:
Rosas |
Rosas
Danst Rosas (1983) is Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s
third choreography. Contrary to the belief that choreography
based on mathematical and repetitive patterns often excludes
emotional depth, Rosas uses the purely choreographical and rigorously
structured elements to create a dramatic intensity. Music and
choreography were written together during the course of the
creative process, which explains the unison of musical and choreographic
energy.
Besides
“Rosas danst Rosas” the programs includes Dance
Notes, a documentary byMichael
Follin, that focuses on the dialectical exchange
between the creative ideas of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and
Thierry De Mey, the give-and-take between composition, musical
material and dance. It follows those moments when experimentation
is the impetus for creation.
