This is not a body (2007)
This is not a body is the second part in the triptych that Eleven Stories for the body, distance to the soul initiated last year. It takes its inspiration, not from text this time, but from visual art, developing surrealist themes through both creation and performance. (15 minute excerpt)
| Artistic Direction: | Filip Van Huffel |
| Choreography: | Filip Van Huffel and company |
| Performers: | Laure Bachelot, Tory East, Rohanna Halls, Stephen Moynihan, Hannah Shakti Bühler, Matthew Slater |
| Visual Artist: | Brian Hartley |
| Composer section 1: | Axelle Kennes |
| Musicians section 1: | Anne Habermann, Axelle Kennes, Liesbeth Lambrecht, Wim Lauwaert |
| Recording section 1: | Jan Verschoren |
| Composer and musician section 2: | Dave Boyd |
| Movement Analyst: | Natalie Gordon |
| Lighting design: | Filip Van Huffel, Thomas Clause, Lote Jansen |
| Filming: | Peter Carmeliet |
| Duration: | 65 minutes |
This is not a body is inspired by Rene Magritte’s Ceci n’est pas une pipe and art work by Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein and M.C.Escher. Surrealist painters wanted the public to realise that art can be interpreted through emotion rather than intellect. Choreographer Filip Van Huffel is encouraging audiences to watch the dance in the same way, the artistic meaning is up to the viewer, whatever they see or feel.
This is not a body was made possible with support from Arts Council England, ccBe Antwerpen, Nottingham City Council and Koninklijk Vlaams Conservatorium and Hoger Instituut voor Dans – Hogeschool Antwerpen.
