Double bill: The Nightlife Performances
Lisa Vereertbrugghen & Jozef Wouters
“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
Explore the fascinating twilight zone between clubbing and performance. 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?
On the programme:
The dance performance While we are here by Lisa Vereertbrugghen / CAMPO takes us into the world of rave culture and explores whether rave, despite its rebellious nature against tradition, can be seen as a contemporary folk dance.
In the lecture Spaces for the Night, Jozef Wouters digs deeper into his archive of spaces made for nightlife
Copresentation with VIERNULVIER. Ticket sale starts after the summer.