Frames
Alexander Vantournhout / Not Standing
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How important is a frame for a painting? What happens if we remove it? Or conversely, what happens if we remove the artwork and just look at the frame? Frames explores this relationship between the frame and the art.
Alexander Vantournhout and his three performers intertwine their bodies, hang and climb on frames, walk upside down and defy gravity, as well as our imaginations. Each movement is a constant search for balance, focused on co-operation and body control.
The audience get to admire the frame from all angles: from the front, from the side and even from below. Frames invites you to explore choreographic installations that defy artistic and visual perspectives, transforming them into works of great poetry.
Concept & chorégraphie : Alexander Vantournhout Créé et Interprété par : Chia-Hung Chung, Axel Guérin, Emmi Väisänen & Alexander Vantournhout Dramaturgie: Sébastien Hendrickx & Rudi Laermans Research collaborators: Charlotte Cétaire, Mélusine Lavinet-Drouet, Petra Steind & Esse Vanderbruggen Costumes : Patty Eggerickx assisté par : Coline Paquet et Isabelle Airaud. Prints: Daniel Henry Studio Constructions : Willy Cauwelier, Bram Dobbelaere Tour management : Frans Brood Productions Company management : Esther Maas Technique : Bram Vandeghinste, Bert Van Dijck, Lukas Vanhoutte Techniciens en tournée : Bram Vandeghinste, Bert Van Dijck, Siebe Coorevits, Lukas Vanhoutte Production & tour management : Janne Coonen & Kiki Verschueren Communication : Kiki Verschueren
Production : Not Standing Coproduction: Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Gand (BE), Les Halles de Schaerbeek (BE), Le CENTQUATRE (Paris), Le Carreau Scène nationale de Forbach et de l'Est mosellan (FR), Scène nationale Carré‑Colonnes Blanquefort (FR)
Created with the support of the Belgian Federal Government Tax Shelter, via Flanders Tax Shelter
With the support of the Flemish authorities.
Alexander Vantournhout is an artist in residence at the Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER in Ghent and associate artist at the CENTQUATRE in Paris. He is a cultural ambassador for the city of Roeselare. Alexander Vantournhout is supported by the BNP Paribas Foundation for the development of his projects.
