Ode to the Attempt
With humour and virtuosic stagecraft, the charismatic Jan Martensoffers a self-portrait under the form of a collage. The choreographer invites us into his creative process, changing each night his canvas and giving himself new challenges: to be funny and provocative, to contact a friend, to find a cheesy ending to the piece. Deploying a wide choreographic palette, he puts a mirror up to his generation and underscores the constant need to jump from one thing to another, to never stay put.
BISBIS was created by and for the dancer Truus Bronkhorst, a dance celebrity in the Netherlands in the 1980s and 1990s. Carrying on without ever giving up is the theme of this solo piece, distilling pain, fear and loss, in order to extract the elixir of the performance. BIS is a work of unforgiving humanity that gives the audience chills.
→ Since graduating from the Antwerp Royal Conservatory in 2006, Jan Martens has conquered stages internationally and the hearts of audience members with several outstanding works. His creations take a tender look at human imperfections.
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