Souvenirshop
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A Mona Lisa hoodie? An umbrella with a Magritte apple? Stockings with Monet's water lilies? After each trip, your personal mini-museum expands and memories pile up in your wardrobe. Damn you, souvenir shop!
For a decade, Alexander Vantournhout has been travelling the world with his dance-circus performances, collecting cliché souvenirs. For Souvenirshop, he delves into his closet full of memories and conjures up a performance. Objects are rarely used by Alexander in their original function, but he masterfully pushes their possibilities to the limit. He drapes jumpers, trousers and other garments and transforms them into a choreographic story. Sleeve holes pop up in unexpected places, trouser legs mutate into gala dresses, zips open up new dimensions. What first dangles motionless from a clothes hanger unfolds with acrobatics, dance and imagination into a compelling scene.
For the first time, Vantournhout has created theatre for little big-eyed spectators. Dancer Miguel do Vale turns his creation into magic.
Bio
Alexander Vantournhout (Roeselare, 1989) studied at ESAC (Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque) in Brussels, where he immersed himself in wheel gymnastics, juggling and acrobatics, before devoting himself to studying dance at P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts Research and Training Studios).
His movement language is influenced by dance, martial arts, circus, yoga, anatomy and the animal world. Exploring the creative and kinetic potential of the body and the relationship between artist and object, he creates theatre that is both physically and emotionally challenging.
More info
concept and choreography Alexander Vantournhout created with and performed by Miguel do Vale playcoach Jos Houben artistic assistant Esse Vanderbruggen music Geoffrey Burton dramaturgy Sébastien Hendrickx and Katherina Lindekens choreographic advice Martin Kilvady costumes Patricia Vander Stappen scenography Tom de With lighting design Davy Deschepper thanks to Sirje Tolonen, Chia-Hung Chung and Emmi Väisänen co-production Perpodium photo Bart Grietens
