Hands - Body Dialogues Unfolded

An intimate encounter between choreography and poetry

Choreographer and dancer Anneleen Keppens enters into lengthy conversations with various artists. These Body Dialogues zoom in on specific aspects of the body and dance. For Body Dialogue I, the first part of the series, she is in contact with writer Elke de Rijcke. Their dialogue revolves around hands, a body part with which we create and feel the world. Often they are dirty and hard at work, but they also give us access to the spiritual.

During this Open Studios XL, Anneleen and Elke will share their research with an audience for the first time. Hands - Body Dialogues Unfolded is a shared space in which hands weave movements and words together. This takes shape in images, memories and thought processes. Through these, they place their artistic dialogue into the world.

Programme leaflet

A dialogue with and by: Anneleen Keppens & Elke de Rijcke — Dance: Anneleen Keppens & Peter Savel (on video) — Poetry: Elke de Rijcke — Images on paper: Anneleen Keppens & Mégane Likin — Images on video: Anneleen Keppens and Elke de Rijcke - Soundscape: Elke de Rijcke - Music: Isabel Mundry & Kaija Saariaho — Thanks to: Thibaud Dezyn — Supported by: the Flemish Community & workspacebrussels

Open Studios XL

This event is part of Open Studios XL, a three-day programme with performances, try-outs and workshops at the intersection of dance, performance, theatre and installation work.

More about the project "Body Dialogues"