ELISABETH GETS HER WAY

This intriguing solo by Jan Martens is a danced portrait of Poland's Elisabeth Chojnacka (1939-2017), an exceptionally talented and passionate musician who was partly responsible for the revival of harpsichord music. ELISABETH GETS HER WAY pays tribute to this extraordinary woman. The solo is supported by docu-audio excerpts and a soundtrack that goes wide, from Nyman over Montague to Ligeti. Jan Martens is an extraordinary dancer who brings together different styles of movement, just as Chojnacka, with several centuries of music history at her fingertips, effortlessly jumped between registers and genres.

French & English with Dutch subtitles
70 minutes

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teaser 2 ELISABETH GETS HER WAY by Jan Martens / GRIP from GRIP / jan martens on Vimeo.

teaser 1 ELISABETH GETS HER WAY by Jan Martens / GRIP from GRIP / jan martens on Vimeo.

credits

choreography & dance Jan Martens sound engineer documentary Yanna Soentjens lighting design Elke Verachtert costume design Cédric Charlier video & music complete list of video clips (© Archives INA) & music pieces: www.grip.house outside eye Marc Vanrunxt, Anne-Lise Brevers & Rudi Meulemans technical direction Michel Spang/Elke Verachtert production GRIP international distribution A Propic – Line Rousseau & Marion Gauvent coproduction deSingel (Antwerpen, BE), Les Hivernales – CDCN d’Avignon (FR), Julidans (Amsterdam, NL), C-TAKT (Limburg, BE) & Perpodium (BE) residencies deSingel (Antwerpen, BE), Les Hivernales – CDCN d’Avignon (FR), Toneelhuis (Antwerpen, BE), ccBe (Antwerpen, BE), C-TAKT (Limburg, BE) & CND – Centre national de la danse (Paris, FR) with the financial support of the Flemish Government, the Tax shelter of the Belgian Federal Government & Cronos Invest thanks to INA - l'Institut National de l' Audiovisuel, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo sous la Présidence de S.A.R. la Princesse de Hanovre- Direction: Jean-Christophe Maillot, Graciane Finzi, Régis Mitonneau, Anne Montaron, Emmanuelle Tat, François-Bernard Mâche, Zygmunt Krauze, Stephen Montague, Raphaël de Gubernatis, Claire Verlet, Ty Boomershine, Joris van Oosterwijk, Liselotte Sels & Kinga Jaczewska