Prior to the concert that we host in Antwerp during the Day of Dance on April 23, there will be a talk in which we discuss the multidisciplinarity in the work of Ann Van den Broek.
The work of Ann Van den Broek is characterized by a combination of different art disciplines. In her choreographies, dance often comes together with live video, music and other art forms. Actors and musicians become dancers and dancers become performers and turn the knobs of loop stations. To delve deeper into this working method, we will talk with experts who are familiar with the work of Ann Van den Broek and who represent different disciplines.
Anthony van Gog
A young performer
In 2019, Anthony van Gog graduated as a performer at the Institute of Performative Arts in Maastricht. His work can be characterized as emotionally dangerous but at the same time his performances and installations in which the body is exposed in a transgressive way, can be comforting. As a performer he played in Memory Loss by Ann Van den Broek.
Marina Kaptijn
Dancing, writing, coaching
Marina Kaptijn has been working in the field of performing arts for over thirty years. As dancer and performer, but also as rehearsal director and artistic adviser. Among others, she did so for Jan Fabre’s organization Troubleyn and Voetvolk/Lisbeth Gruwez. She also gave workshops on physical theatre worldwide. Nowadays she coaches performers and non-performers, creates art education projects and she writes for art platform PZAZZ.
Nicolas Rombouts
Dubble bassist and composer
In 2003, dubble bassist Nicolas Rombouts founded the band Dez Mona together with Gregory Frateur. The band gets international recognation for their unique genre-transcending sound. In 2014 Rombouts founded Studio Caporal, with which he recorded music for Stijn Meuris, Guido Belcanto and Matt Watts. As a composer and double bassist, Rombouts focuses on multidisciplinary projects with various artists.
Ann Van den Broek
Choreographer
After a successful career as a dancer, Ann Van den Broek has focused entirely on her work as choreographer. She created various impressive performances that were always characterized by a challenging combination of (art) disciplines. She has twice been awarded the most important dance prize in the Netherlands, De Zwaan. Last year, Memory Loss was nominated in the category Most Impressive Dance Production.
Ilka De Wilde
Culture expert as moderator
Ilka De Wilde has held numerous positions within various cultural institutions and companies. She did the production for, among others, Concertgebouw Brugge, Troubleyn by Jan Fabre, NTGent old Johan Simons and Toneelgroep Amsterdam. She works as a freelance dramaturg and coordinator at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen.