Jan Martens
A true collective performance, both surprising and hypnotic, The Dog Days Are Over reveals what has become Jan Martens’ signature style: geometry, repetition, mathematics, polyrhythms. Lined up, eight dancers stamp the floor in unison, linking footwork and rhythmic variations. Through their leaps and their exhaustion, the performers seem to pose a question: what do we expect from a performance? Where does the boundary lie between art and entertainment?
To find out more about the show, visit the play’s website, where you can read an essay by Ilse Ghekiere.
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Choreography: Jan Martens
Rehearsal director / artistic assistant: Naomi Gibson
Artistic assistants / coaching: Steven Michel, Piet Defrancq
Performers: Pierre Bastin, Camilla Bundel, Jim Buskens, Zoë Chungong, Simon Lelièvre, Florence Lenon, Elisha Mercelina, Dan Mussett, Pierre Adrien Touret, Zora Westbroek, Maisie Woodford, Paolo Yao (alternating)
Dramaturgy: Renée Copraij
Lighting: Jan Fedinger
Costume design: Sofie Durnez
Stage management: Michel Spang, Elke Verachtert, Nele Verreyken
Graphic design: Nick Mattan
Graphic design internship: Joëlle Desmet
Physiotherapy and osteopathy: Fourward Gent, Inge Haeyaert, Lode Verreyen
Production: GRIP (Francisca Alves, Hanne Doms, Anneleen Hermans, Rudi Meulemans, Klaartje Oerlemans, Jennifer Piasecki, Sylvie Svanberg, Nele Verreyken)
International distribution: A Propic / Line Rousseau, Marion Gauvent
Partners 2023–2027: La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand SN, Maison de la danse / Pôle européen de création, in support of the Lyon Biennale
With the support of: Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
