Goodbye Princess (live stream)

This collaboration between the dancer Giada Castioni, who helped make The Sea Within such a success last year, and the musician Thomas Jillings is inspired by the paintings of Max Ernst and Egon Schiele, the myth of the Pleiades and the mating dances of birds of paradise. The result is a performance with live music that aims to be universal: with a legible body, accessible and comprehensible without compromising on depth. The music and dance are balanced and strengthen each other. Both tell a clear story, with freedom for improvisation in performance.

Giada Castioni studied contemporary dance at the Conservatory of Antwerp. During her studies she worked with Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Damien Jalet, Wim Vandekeybus and Emanuel Gat. As a dancer, she has already worked with Compagnia Virgilio Sieni, Moonstein Cie, Solo Conversations Dance Collective and La Verita Dance Company. In 2013 she starred in Karel Tuytschaever's short film Bare Romance. She created and danced the solo performances Ri, Lentamente and Birds.