The Nightlife Performances #2: Spaces for the Night

Copresentation with VIERNULVIER

“Today's raves are hardly a situation that prefigures utopia. They cannot prefigure futures when there may not be any. The constructed situation of the rave may be all some of us have ― even if the revolution comes.” ― McKenzie Wark, Raving 
 

In his 'danced lecture’ Spaces for the Night, artist and scenographer Jozef Wouters takes you on a tour through his archive of spaces made for nightlife. Over the years, Wouters has created numerous clubs both inside Decoratelier, his workspace in Molenbeek, and in other places, such as Horst Festival. "Making spaces for the night challenges my understanding of space, time and again. I am interested in the play between open and closed, watching and being watched, and how architecture can be a part of this. This performance is a way to keep the archive alive and to revisit some bygone spaces in the corners of my memory."

Duration: 45 minutes
 

In The Nightlife Performances, a new series by CAMPO & VIERNULVIER, the fascinating twilight zone between clubbing and performance is explored. Expect performances that are both a celebration of nightlife and a critical look at it. What is the minimum required to safely loosen up? To dance intensely or just subdued?