Laboratoriet


rehearsal matters 2008-2011

The project consists of different phases that take place throughout 2008–2011.

Interviews (2008 – 2010)
In phase one, the Laboratory will interview artists (about 25 in all) from all over Europe at different stages of their careers, and from a variety of fields ranging from mainstream to avant-garde theatre, performance and dance. The main focus of the interviews is the rehearsal process: strengths, obstacles, solutions. The object is to collect personal experiences as well as wishes for a ‘utopian’ rehearsal process.

 

Research pack (2010)
The interviews will be documented and eventually published partly as a book, and partly as a research pack on this website, presenting different methodical considerations and views upon the rehearsal process. The aim of the documentation is to create an open, yet personal document of questions, reflections, practical experiences and dreams to act as inspiration or motivation for performance artists of all kinds. The launch of the research pack will take place at the end of 2010.

 

Watch an example of one of our documentation videos:

Hans Van den Broeck (Flemish with English subtitles)
Cie SOIT, former core member of les Ballets C. de la B.

Wayn Traub (French with English subtitles)
Geert Bové, director and performer

 

Experiments (2010 - 2011)
The last phase of the project consists of putting ideas into practice. The Laboratory will design three experiments inspired by the interviews and invite directors/choreographers and performers from different countries to participate. These experiments will plunge into a specific issue based on the interviews; e.g. a recurrent problem, wish or thought. The experiment will map both known and unknown territory; the common problems, their possible solutions and hopefully uncharted roads in utopian areas.

 

 

Rehearsal Matters

Interviews include

  • Anette Arlander (director, performer; Finland)
  • Annabel Arden (director, Complicite; UK)
  • Catherine Poher (director, Denmark)
  • Eugenio Barba (director; Odin Theatre, Denmark)
  • Eve Bonfanti og Yves Hunstad (directors, writers; France/Belgium)
  • Francois Tanguy (director; theatre du radeau; France)
  • Gabriela Carrizo and Franck Chartier (dancers, choreographers, directors, Peeping Tom; France/Argentina)
  • Hans Rønne (actor, director, Teatret; Denmark)
  • Hans van den Broeck (director, choreographer, dancer, Cie Soit ; Belgium)
  • Heiner Goebbels (director and composer; Germany)
  • Helgard Haug (director, Rimini Protokoll; Germany)
  • Jan Fabre (director, visual artist, writer, Troubleyn; Belgium)
  • Jean-Francois Peyret (director; France)
  • Jerome Bel (choreographer, dancer; France)
  • Kaspars Znotins (actor, The New Riga Theatre; Latvia)
  • Kirsten Dehlholm (director, Hotel Pro Forma; Denmark)
  • Kitte Wagner (director, producer, Denmark)
  • Laurent Chétouane (director; France/Germany)
  • Lotte van den Berg (director; the Netherlands)
  • Maxine Doyle (director, choreographer, Punchdrunk; UK)
  • Palle Granhøj (choreographer, Granhøj Dans; Denmark)
  • Richard Foreman (director, Ontological-Hysteric Theater; USA)
  • Richard Lowdon (performer, Forced entertainment; UK)
  • Sahar Rahimi, Manuel Gerst and Danish Cecilie Ullerup Schmidt (performers, Monster Truck; Germany)
  • Sean Patten and Berit Stumpf (performers, Gob Squad; UK/D)
  • Signa Sørensen (director, performer, Signa; Denmark)
  • Soheil Parsa (director; Canada)
  • Staffan Valdemar Holm (director; Sweden)
  • Stef Lernous (director, Abattoir Fermé; Belgium)
  • Sue Balint (dramaturge; Canada)
  • Wanda Golonka (choreographer; France)
  • Wayn Traub/Geert Bové (director, performer; Belgium)