VOICE NOISE
Klaartje Lambrechts'Redundant.' Or more bluntly: 'Irritating noise.'
This is how the voice of the woman has often been considered from ancient Greek times to today. In VOICE NOISE, some innovative, unknown and/or forgotten women’s voices are given a stage. Six dancers respond to recordings in which the voice can be heard in various guises: humming, soothing, shrieking, singing. Gradually, they discover their own voice.
In her essay The Gender of Sound (1992), Anne Carson exposes how patriarchal culture has sought to silence women by ideologically associating women's sound with monstrosity, disorder and death. Ispired by her text, famous choreographer Jan Martens takes another step in his efforts to shape an alternative canon. Martens’ obsessions with numbers and patterning meet the unique physical languages of the performers.
credits
choreography
Jan Martensco-creation and performance
Elisha Mercelina , Steven Michel, Courtney May Robertson, Mamadou Wagué, Loeka Willems, Sue-Yeon Youn and/or Pierre Adrien Touret, Zora Westbroekmusic
13 music pieces sung by women; full list available on www.grip.house in March 2024rehearsal director
Zora Westbroek , Naomi Gibsonlighting design
Jan Fedingercostume design
Sofie Durnezscenography
Joris van Oosterwijksound engineer
Vincent Philippart , Valentijn Weyn, Jo Heijensvocal coaching
Ine Claes , Maxime Montjotinproduction costumes and scenography
Théâtre de Liègeinternship
Malick Cissé , Sien Wilsartistic advice
Marc Vanrunxt , Rudi Meulemans, Femke Gyselincktrailer and teasers
Stanislav Dobákgraphic design
Nick Mattantehnicians on tour
Elke Verachtert , Valentijn Weyn, Vincent Philippartproduction
GRIP (Anneleen Hermans , Rudi Meulemans, Lize Meynaerts, Klaartje Oerlemans, Jennifer Piasecki, Sylvie Svanberg, Ruud Van Moorleghem, Nele Verreyken)international distribution
A Propic – Line Rousseau , Marion Gauvent, Lara van Lookerencoproduction
La Comédie de Clermont - Ferrand , Maison de la Danse de Lyon – Pôle européen de production , De Singel international arts center, Théâtre de Liège, Julidans Amsterdam, Le Manège - Scène Nationale de Reims, Romaeuropa festival, DDD – Festival Dias da Dança - Teatro Rivoli - Porto , Scène Nationale de Forbach, Charleroi danse - centre chorégraphique de Wallonie - Bruxelles, Festspielhaus St - Pölten, Tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, Théâtre de la Ville - Paris, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Équinoxe - Scène Nationale de Châteauroux , Theater Rotterdam, Perpodiumresidencies
La Comédie de Cle rmont - Ferrand (FR) , DE SINGEL (Antwerp, BE), Charleroi danse - centre chorégraphique de Wallonie - Bruxelles (BE)with the financial support of
the Flemish Government , Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via BNPPFFFTICKETS
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