29.11.'21
les ballets C de la B & kabinet K merge to form La Geste les ballets C de la B and kabinet K have decided to work together in the future. The two dance companies from Ghent are jointly submitting a subsidy dossier for the period 2023-2027 under a new name: La Geste. The new organisation will work under the artistic direction of Joke Laureyns and Hildegard De Vuyst.
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Première: Mein Gent (12 Jan 2022) 03.12.'21
Mein Gent at Ghent International Festival in January 2022Mein Gent , directors Frank Van Laecke and Alain Platel realize a long-cherished dream they share with each other: to pay tribute to Ghent, the city with which they are thoroughly intertwined. Both Ghent townsmen found each other ten years ago in making music theatre performances. Supported by soundscapes composed by Steven Prengels, they dive with each performance into a most extraordinary universe to tell about the little and the great tragedies in life. Remind Gardenia in 2010 or also En avant, marche! in 2015.Mein Gent , in which a large group of Ghentians will play alongside the regular cast.Mein Gent GIF, Kunstencentrum Vooruit .
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22.11.'21
Gardenia – 10 jaar later is een kantwerkje melancholie. Het is bovenal een genot voor het oog en het oor. Het is een ode aan het leven dat je vooral moet leven in het lichaam waarin je kan bloeien als een pioenroos. En het is ook een weldaad voor een droef hart. (Els Van Steenberghe, Knack Focus – 20.07.2021)Gardenia , nous a laissés bouleversés et émus, une belle réflexion sur le temps qui passe et l'amour de la vie, intense et surprenante, même lorsque l'on entre dans la saison de l’automne. (Marie-Eve Barbier, La Provence – 03.07.2021)Gardenia explose les frontières et les préjugés, nous emporte dans le grand tourbillon de la vie. Leur version du boléro de Ravel est sans doute l'un des plus beaux. Il suffit d'un geste, même lent, et surtout d’une envie et d’une intention pour que la danse soit là, quel que soit l’âge. Une métaphore de la vie, une ronde qui finira par s’interrompre. (Marie-Eve Barbier, La Provence – 03.07.2021)The Reviews Hub The Times Gardenia is a collage-like portrait of gender fluidity, the joys and pains of ageing, and the transformative power of performance. But to view Gardenia simply as a showy demonstration of the art of performing en travesty would be limiting. Abetted by a genius soundtrack from the composer Steven Prengels, the work is deeper, darker and more richly layered than that. (Donald Hutera, The Times – 17.11.2021)The Guardian Don’t miss Gardenia – 10 years later / On tour till December 2021.
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10.11.'21
Lisaboa Houbrechts #creation2023 10.11.'21
les ballets C de la B is putting it's back into a new creation by Lisaboa Houbrechts. Expected in season 2022-2023: Grandpa Puss; or how God disappeared .Grandpa Puss; or how God disappeared , will premiere in early 2023. https://www.lesballetscdela.be/en/projects/productions/grandpa-puss-or-how-god-disappeared/info/
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29.09.'21
Ten years after the successful worldwide tour, Gardenia returns to the scene under the title Gardenia – 10 years later . Different times, same cast. Or not quite: the sexagenarians have become septuagenarians, the years moved on and left their mark. One of the actors has exchanged this world for eternity. With eight they reprise the show co-directed by Frank Van Laecke and Alain Platel. Gardenia - 10 Years Later is preparing for a tour of European theatres. To be seen from October to December in Antwerp (Toneelhuis), Sénart/Paris, Brussels (KVS), Girona, Vesoul, Annecy, London, Le Havre, Villeneuve D'Ascq/Roubaix, Amsterdam, Genk, Namur, Charleroi and Ghent (NTGent). https://www.lesballetscdela.be/en/projects/productions/gardenia-10-years-later/info/
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Bruegel continues touring in ’21-‘22 29.09.'21
Bruegel continues touring in ’21-‘22 Bruegel was cut off just before the French premiere. After more than a year of rescheduling, we are so happy to finally announce a new date for the French premiere, followed by more dates in France and Belgium for season 2021-2022. Bruegel , Lisaboa Houbrechts has written a kaleidoscopic portrait of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the era in which he created Dulle Griet. In this production, the character taking the viewer on a trip through time is Dulle Griet, a woman who is denigrated as a ‘battle-axe’ because she supposedly steals objects for hell. But what if she is not stealing those objects but actually trying to save them? Lisaboa Houbrechts’ narrative is based on those lost objects.Bruegel was in residency at les ballets C de la B as Co-laBo#15 tour 2021-2022 includes Leuven, Montpellier, Antwerp, Paris.
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29.09.'21
I put a spell on you received the Grand Prix at Bitef – Belgrade's international theater festival. I put a spell on yo u was at BITEF, Belgrade: 21-22 Sept 2021. More info via this link. I put a spell on you will come to Ghent, more info soon on our website.was developed in residency at les ballets as Co-laBo#09 .
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les ballets C de la B – the playlist 16.04.'21
The history of les ballets C de la B in music? That’s 19 hours of enjoyment. You can find it on Spotify: click this link to listen.WHO WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME here .your tickets in advance.
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30.03.'21
Read more about the ins and outs of our company - you'll find it in this blog .
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Want to be invited to our studio? 30.03.'21
We will gladly keep you in the loop about open rehearsals or presentations. Fill in your e-mail address here and you'll be added to the mailinglist which we only use to announce these open studio moments.Note: Under the current corona-measures, it's impossible to invite an audience in our studio. But as soon as it is possible, you'll hear from us.
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10.05.'19
Since 2004 les ballets C de la B lends its active support to a cultural boycott of Israel. Because of the increasing tension, les ballets C de la B relaunches the call to support the cultural boycott of Israel. Alain Platel emphasizes the relaunch with an open letter:Open letter by Alain Platel (les ballets C de la B). really am not much of a hero and it is always with a heavy heart that I swing into action, when I feel that it is necessary. It is even harder when I am forced to disagree with fellow artists – whose work I admire immensely – in this respect when they claim that these kinds of actions or statements either are not ours to take or make, or don’t help matters whatsoever.and Palestinian artists, both in the Occupied Territories and here in Belgium, however, leaves me no choice. Since my first visit to the Occupied Territories – in 2001, and this during the intifada – I became convinced that the resolution of the conflict in this part of the world could be crucial and could give a huge boost to a positive development in the whole region, and by extension, East-West relationships as a whole. Of course, this is very naïve and utopian, but I believe that harbouring such utopian hopes is a good thing. After all, I see very little or no evidence of how the existing political and military structures do/did get things moving.why , more than ever, I want to make a plea for a delicate, yet special citizens’ initiative: the support for the (cultural) boycott of Israel.everywhere in the Occupied Territories.every day in Palestinian territories. Every day, Palestinians are still being harassed, discriminated against, picked up, locked up or – where ‘necessary’ – simply shot. The OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs), a United Nations humanitarian organisation, for instance, regularly publishes the shocking figures of the ‘invisible victims’ who are killed there every year. (see: http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_the_humanitarian_monitor_2014_10_02_english.pdf ).real , constructive and permanent solutions. A (cultural) boycott is nonviolent but is incredibly irritating and with ardent advocates such as archbishop Desmond Tutu is in very good company.www.bacbi.be www.vrede.be this link .
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18.10.'17
Les ballets C de la B wants to invest in the next generation by taking in residents who will get the opportunity to be coached in their work by director Alain Platel and Hildegard Devuyst, Platel’s dramaturg for more than 20 years. The basic idea are one-month-residencies in one of the studios at les ballets. There are no prefixed artistic conditions, no exclusives when it comes to form or movement language. Young artists who think their work would benefit from a residency, can apply by mailing to Hildegard De Vuyst. hildegard@lesballetscdela.be
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22.11.'19
les ballets C de la B supports HART BOVEN HARD www.hartbovenhard.be
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