Voetvolk / LisbethGruwez &Maarten VanCauwenberghe
TEMPEST
Anger is a universal force, much like a tempest, inevitable under certain conditions and naturally recurring. It is a dual force: at once destructive and a catalyst for change, a response to imbalance.
In the solo Tempest, Lisbeth Gruwez draws on the precision of martial arts to channel this primal force and raw energy into focused strength. An oscillating body that moves between sharp surges of energy and the potential for a quiet clarity.
Anger is embodied here as a collective current—a vibration in an energetically charged field, that we all inhabit and relate to. Tempest invites us to absorb and transform the storm: to turn rage into strength. A place where elements clash, merge, and subside into a new presence. A porous body encounters this force, metabolising turmoil into lucidity.
It is a dance through the eye of the storm - a dance that opens an eye within the storm - revealing the stillness at its heart.
Concept: Voetvolk • choreografie & performance: Lisbeth Gruwez • muziek: Maarten Van Cauwenberghe • lichtontwerp: Jan Maertens • concept scenografie: ruimtevaarders • uitvoering scenografie: decoratelier KVS • uitvoering kostuums: Eli Verkeyn • martial arts mentor: Rob Gemmeke • artistieke chaperonne: Christine Herman • met dank aan: Francesca Chiodi Latini, Koen Tachelet • productie: Voetvolk vzw • co-productie: December Dance (Concertgebouw Brugge & Cultuurcentrum Brugge) (BE), MA scène nationale - Pays de Montbéliard (FR), Perpodium, POLE-SUD CDCN (Strasbourg / FR), Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster / DE) • residenties: kunstencentrum BUDA (BE), CENTQUATRE-PARIS (FR), Chang Theatre (Bangkok / TH), kunstencentrum nona (BE), POLE-SUD CDCN (Strasbourg / FR), Theater im Pumpenhaus (Münster / DE), Voetvolk Atelier Rubigny (FR), WestK Performing Arts (Hong Kong / HK) • internationale spreiding: Materialise - Stéphane Noël • met de steun van: Tax Shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid en de Vlaamse Overheid • beelden: Danny Willems