Gaze

Laura Neyskens & Raphaël Vandeweyer

Inter:Action | laGeste

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How do stories shape us and the roles we play? Should we resist stereotypes, no matter how seductive the game of seeing and being seen may be? What if the moth cannot resist the allure of the flame?

In Gaze, three women are exhibited in a gigantic terrarium. Trapped in a world where watching and being watched are the yardstick, they explore what role their bodies (still) can, want and are allowed to play in their quest for recognition.

In the visual dance-theatre performance Gaze, choreographer Laura Neyskens delivers a bold tribute to original sin and launches an attack on the hypocrisy of virtue. Together with dramaturg Raphaël Vandeweyer, she explores the power of our bodies. In a visually striking, anarchistic, and poetic way, they research how dominant stories shape us and determine our bodies and what impact this has in a world where, above all, we want to be seen and loved.

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concept & direction Laura Neyskens, Raphaël Vandeweyer
choreography Laura Neyskens
created and performed by Audrey Apers, Zoë Chungong, Izah Hankammer, Pascal Buyse
music Koben Sprengers
dramaturgy Raphaël Vandeweyer
scenography Giovani Vanhoenacker
set constuction decor GramCNC
costume Lieselot Siddiki
lighting design & technical coordination Luc Schaltin
technical support Flore Van Sparrentak, Gust Decoster
coaching Hildegard De Vuyst, Chokri Ben Chikha

production Inter:Action (the new creators' track by Action Zoo Humain)
executive producer laGeste
in collaboration with Maghenta, NEXT Festival & CC De Steiger
residence STUK, De Grote Post
with the support of Mira Biermans, Bérengère Bodin, Iris Bouche, Marij De Brabandere, Soete Declercq, Mees De Ridder, Erik-Ward Geerlings, Alexandra Gilbert, Moya Michael, Ilse Roman, Manou Selhorst, Rubben Smits, Sooraj Subramaniam, Morgan Verhelle & Joey
with the support of City of Ghent, Flemish Authorities, the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter measure through Flanders Tax Shelter and Sabam for Culture