la traversee


"La Traversée" (the crossing) a performance in dance and objects theatre.

Two women decide to leave and meet the unknown.
This performance tells this journey, this crossing of the sea, this adventure towards the new, towards hope.
In a poetic and visual way, this play evokes exile.

Non-verbal

For general audiences. Schools and families welcome!

Outdoors and indoors

★ Very light technical rider
Costumes and props in only 1 suitcase

 



★ Formulas between 5 and 25 minutes
It can be play several times a day

★ Can also take the form of a long-term installation.

★ This project can be teached to your local audience and/or artists and it will performed by them.

 



★ With the same team, we can also propose you:

interactive and participatory dances with the spectators

creative workshops in stage arts for adults and children with final public presentation



Supports:

For our travel expenses outside Belgium by WBI- Wallonia Brussels export agency

The Belgian and French Embassies and the French institutes and alliances have also supported us.

 



Direction, choreography: Jordi L. Vidal
Performers: Yasmine Lindskog and/or Karolien Wauters and/or Mylena Leclercq
Props, costumes: Noelle Deckmyn
Photos: Matthias Walton, Jim Kroft
Video: Matthias Walton, David Noblet
Graphic designer: Emilie Eechaute

Coproduction:  "Het Lab" Cultureel Centrum Hasselt

Creation residencies: Up circus & performing arts, MCA-CAR Centre d'arts de la rue, Maison des Cultures de Molenbeek, GC De Kroon Belgium

With the support of #ProgramaVENTANA – AECID and the Cultural and Scientific Council of the Spanish Embassy in Belgium and EUNIC Berlin

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Agenda la traversee


December 2021
Creation laboratory / audition
At Espace Catastrophe Brussels, Belgium

January, February 2022
Creation residency
At Het Lab Cultureel Centrum Hasselt, Belgium

May 2022
Creation residency
at Maison Cultures Molenbeek Brussels, Belgium


June 2022
Creation residency
at GC De Kroon Brussels, Belgium

04th June 2022 work in progress presentation
Babylon Europa Britzer Garten, Betlin, Germany
as part of EUNIC activities

Sept. 2022
Creation residency and work in progress presentation
Festival Play Maison de Cultures de Molenbeek Brussels, Belgium

09th 2022
Pitch presentation
At Latitude 50, Marchin, Belgium
Program at Moments de cirque
Registrations at here

21st Oct. 2023
at House of european history Brussels
as part of Museum Night Fever

Pending / Option / Por confirmar
Dates TBC February 2024
Carthage Puppetry arts days (JAMC) Tunisia

Pending / Option / Por confirmar
Dates TBC May 2024
Immigration museum Brussels, Belgium

Pending / Option / Por confirmar
Dates TBC May 2024
MILL museum La Louvière, Belgium