any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones

‘Snowflakes, leaves, humans, plants, raindrops, stars and molecules all come in communities. The singular cannot really exist.’ – Paula Gunn Allen in Grandmothers of the Light: A Medicine Woman’s Sourcebook

With any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones,  Jan Martens is for the first time fully turning his attention to the  main stage. A production about the power that lies in being out of step,  performed by a seventeen-strong, atypical corps de ballet made up of  unique personalities.

The heterogeneous group of dancers spans several generations, the  youngest being 18 and the eldest 71, with significant differences  between them in terms of track record and technical background. In any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones,  they seek their own voice within the dance and beyond, looking for an  idiom that fits them like a glove. One by one they claim their place on  stage, without cutting off the others for all that. A horizontal  exercise in giving each other the necessary space, while being careful  not to steal the limelight.

any attempt will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones  is a rich performance that does not hesitate to seek out the ecstatic.  In times of extreme polarization, this group sets social dogmas aside to  recognize and embrace a range of distinct identities. Being  uninhibitedly themselves – in both life and art – with the stage as  their ideological testing ground. They are supported by a soundtrack  that consists of protest songs from different ages – from Henryk Górecki  via Max Roach & Abbey Lincoln to Kae Tempest.

Source: GRIP

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