Lisa Vereertbrugghen – CAMPO (BE): While We Are Here
What does it mean to move together; to move together past and present, body and mind?
Dance is fundamentally a communal form. Rave parties have always existed, even if they were called something else. In While We Are Here, Belgian dancer and choreographer Lisa Vereertbrugghen explores the timeless human desire for intense movement together. She has invited Claire Godsmark, Dolores Hulan, Eimi Leggett and Castélie Yalombo Lilonge to practice folk dances celebrating joy and socialising alongside hardcore rave.
By juxtaposing styles, one form draws inspiration from another, resulting in a very lively techno-folk hybrid dance.
While We Are Here is a timeless ode to the 'here and now', a celebration of joy, sharing and solidarity: spiralling and circling together, only to then look at the present in a slightly different way, perhaps.
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Since 2014, Lisa Vereertbrugghen has been exploring hardcore techno soundscapes and dance styles through various performance, sound and installation formats. She holds a master's degree in cultural history (history of the body) from the University of Leuven and a diploma in choreography from the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam. While we are here (2023) is the first group work she has created at the Ghent-based arts centre CAMPO.
tConcept and choreography by Lisa Vereertbrugghen
Performers and co-creators: Claire Godsmark, Dolores Hulan/Taka Shamoto, Eimi Leggett, Castélie Yalombo Lilonge & Lisa Vereertbrugghen
Dramaturgy by Simon Baetens & Sophie Guisset
Artistic advice by Madison Bycroft
Sound by Michael Langeder
Lights by Vera Martins
Costumes: Cee Fülleman
Vocals by Lisa Vereertbrugghen & Michaela Riener
Folk music expert: Aurélie Giet
Producer: CAMPO
Technical: Babette Poncelet & Korneel Coessens
Co-production partner: Dans in Brugge (Concertgebouw, Cultuurcentrum & KAAP), KunstenwerkplaatsKWP, STUK Arts Centre, ICI - CCN Montpellier, Kunstencentrum BUDA, BIT teatergarasjen & Perpodium.
Trafó House of Contemporary Arts
The Trafó House of Contemporary Arts in Budapest is a unique venue in Hungary, embedded in the international contemporary scene, where different genres - theatre, dance, new circus, music and visual arts - are presented in a unique and authentic way.
