Kiss & Cry
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From an original idea by
Michèle Anne De Mey & Jaco Van Dormael -
With the creative participation of
Grégory Grosjean, Thomas Gunzig, Julien Lambert, Sylvie Olivé, Nicolas Olivier -
Opened in
2011
The show
Kiss & Cry was devised in 2011. This indescribable stage production, the fruit of the joint imagination of Michèle Anne De Mey and Jaco Van Dormael, as well as an entire team of brilliant creatives, has been in a perennial state of grace ever since its first performance.
Although the basic concept concerns the whole of humanity – our memory of beings that have vanished from our territory – the innovative nature of this living show resides in its unique narrative form. Whether it’s a film projected simultaneously in the theatrical space and time through the live creation of a non-world, or simple hands that become dancing characters in the midst of miniature landscapes.
After over 300 performances across the world, over 180,000 spectators and in eight different languages, this ambitious show is the result of a team effort that challenges boundaries in all artistic disciplines in order to create a new, unique piece of work every day.
| Production | Charleroi Danses, Centre chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Astragales ASBL/ MARS Mons Arts de la scène |
| Co-producers | Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg |
| With the support of | Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles service de la danse et Wallonie Bruxelles International (WBI) |
| CREATION | - |
| Choreography & NanoDanses | Michèle Anne De Mey, Gregory Grosjean |
| Directed by | Jaco Van Dormael |
| Text | Thomas Gunzig |
| Written by | Jaco Van Dormael |
| Lighting design | Nicolas Olivier |
| Image | Julie Lambert |
| Camera assistant | Aurélie Leporcq |
| Set design | Sylvie Olivé assistée d’Amalgame - Elisabeth Houtart & Michel Vinck |
| Assistant director | Benoît Joveneau, Caroline Hacq |
| Sound design | Dominique Warnier |
| Sound design | Boris Cekevda |
| Manipulations & interprétation | Bruno Olivier, Gabriella Iacono, Pierrot Garnier |
| Building & props | Walter Gonzales, Amalgame - Elisabeth Houtart & Michel Vinck |
| Second set | Anne Masset, Vanina Bogaert, Sophie Ferro |
| Stage manager | Nicolas Olivier |
| Creation technicians | Gilles Brulard, Pierrot Garnier, Bruno Olivier |
| Music | George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vi- valdi, Arvo Pärt, Michael Koenig Gottfried, John Cage, Carlos Paredes, Tchaikovsky, Jacques Prevert, Ligeti, Henryk Gorecki, George Gershwin |
| Voice over | Jaco Van Dormael / Valentijn Dhaenens (néérlandais) / Yvan Fox (espagnol) / Toby Regbo (anglais) / Marcus Himbert (allemand) / Angelo Bison (italien) |
| ON TOUR | - |
| En alternance | Le réalisateur Jaco Van Dormael / Harry Cleven Danseurs Michèle Anne De Mey / Frauke Mariën & Grégory Grosjean / Denis Robert Caméraman Julien Lambert / Aurélie Leporcq / Philippe Guilbert Assistantes caméra Aurélie Leporcq / Juliette Van Dormael Régie lumières Nicolas Olivier / Thomas Dobruszkès Manipulation décors Stefano Serra / Ivan Fox / Gabriella Iacono / Florencia Demestri / Charlotte Pauwels |
| Artistic coordinator | Grégory Grosjean |
| Sound | Boris Cekevda / Benjamin Dandoy |
| Technical director | Thomas Dobruszkès |
| Production | Hélène Dubois/Astragales ASBL |
| Public Relations | Marie Tirtiaux |
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