8 July 2016 at 18.00–22.00
9 July 2016 at 11.00–22.00
10 July 2016 at 10.00–17.00
Tate Modern, Turbine Hall
Admission free
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One of the most important choreographers of our time, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker has created a three day exhibition in the form of a live dance work, to be performed in the Turbine Hall at the heart of the new Tate Modern. Exploring how choreography can take on the role of an exhibition, this continuous work will take place for free in the evening of 8 July and throughout the day on 9 and 10 July 2016, accompanied by free workshops for the public to join.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s latest ground-breaking work, entitled Work/Travail/Arbeid, has transposed her acclaimed dance performance Vortex Temporum 2013 from the theatre to the museum. It was first staged in this continuous form at WIELS Brussels over nine weeks in 2015, before travelling to the Centre Pompidou in Paris in February 2016. It has now been reconceived for the unique public space of Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, and will go on to be presented at MoMA in New York from 25 March to 2 April 2017. The exhibition is performed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s dance company Rosas and the musicians of Ictus Ensemble for contemporary music.
In conjunction with the performance, De Keersmaeker has created a new workshop inviting public participation. Using a simple dance phrase, taught by one of the dancers in De Keersmaeker’s company Rosas, these workshops will make the dance material from Work/Travail/Arbeid open and accessible to anyone.
Work/Travail/Arbeid is the latest example of Tate’s wider commitment to performance and live work. The opening of the new Tate Modern is being celebrated by a programme of special events, performances and new commissions, highlighting the importance of live artistic practices and their place in the 21st century museum. De Keersmaeker first performed at Tate Modern in 2012, when her seminal work Fase: Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich was staged during the opening of the Tanks.
WORKSHOP TIMES
8 July 2016 at 18:00 and 20:00
9 July 2016 at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 and 19:00
10 July 2016 at 11:00, 13:00 and15:00
PERFORMANCE CREDITS
Concept and choreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Danced by: Polina Akhmetzyanova, Boštjan Antončič, Balázs Busa, Lav Crncevic, José Paulo dos Santos, Bryana Fritz, Carlos Garbin, Frank Gizycki, Marie Goudot, Robin Haghi, Cynthia Loemij, Sarah Ludi, Julien Monty, Michaël Pomero, Camille Prieux, Gabriel Schenker, Igor Shyshko, Denis Terrasse, Thomas Vantuycom, Samantha van Wissen
Musicians: Ictus
Piano: Jean-Luc Plouvier
Flute: Chryssi Dimitriou
Clarinet: Dirk Descheemaeker
Violin: Igor Semenoff
Viola: Jeroen Robbrecht
Cello: Geert De Bièvre
Guest Curator: Elena Filipovic
Artistic Consultant: Ann Veronica Janssens
Dramaturgy: Bojana Cvejić
Artistic assistant: Femke Gyselinck
Music director: Georges-Elie Octors
Music: Vortex Temporum, Gérard Grisey (1996)
Costumes: Anne-Catherine Kunz
Technical Direction: Joris Erven
Artistic Coordination & Planning: Anne Van Aerschot
Costumes Coordination: Heide Vanderieck
Work/Travail/Arbeid is curated at Tate Modern by Catherine Wood, Senior Curator, International Art (Performance) with Isabella Maidment, Assistant Curator, Performance and produced by Judith Bowdler, Production Coordinator, Live Performance and Film. It is a coproduction with Rosas, Ictus, WIELS, with support of the BNP Paribas Foundation.
Work/Travail/Arbeid was initiated by WIELS Contemporary Art Centre and Rosas and has been made possible with the support of De Munt/La Monnaie, Bozar Centre For Fine Arts, Kaaitheater, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Ictus, BNP Paribas Fortis, Fondation BNP Paribas and Rolex Institute. Rosas is International Associate Company of Sadler’s Wells and is supported by the Flemish Community.
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