Alexander Vantournhout Archives

June 25th – 28th, 2025 VIERNULVIER, Ghent
July 31st – August 5th, 2025 Theater Aan Zee, Ostend
August 19th – 21st, 2025 Noorderzon, Groningen
October 3rd – 5th, 2025 Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Schaerbeek
October 21st – 22nd, 2025 Circa Auch, Auch
April 8th – 12th, 2026 CENTQUATRE, Paris
April 18th – 19th, 2026 CC Maasmechelen, Maasmechelen
April 25th – 26th, 2026 Leietheater, Deinze
May 9th – 10th, 2026 CC Ter Dilft, Bornem
May 21st, 2026 ‘t Vondel, Halle
June 19th – 20th, 2026 De Spil, Roeselare
June 26th – 27th, 2026 Le Carreau, Forbach

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Between Frame and Art

How defining is a frame for a painting? What if you remove the frame? Or vice versa: what if you remove the artwork and just look at the frame? Frames explores this relationship between frame and art, placing Not Standing’s physical movement art in outdoor visual frames.

Alexander Vantournhout and his three co-performers focus once again on movement art in its purest form. Meticulously, the four performers build ever-changing body sculptures in the viewing frames. Bodies intertwine, hang from and climb on the frames, walk upside down, and defy both gravity and your imagination. Each movement is a continuous search for balance, focusing on cooperation and body control.

The observer can view all this from all sides: from the front, side, and even from below. Perspectives tilt and physical logic seems to disappear. Frames invites you on a trail along choreographic installations that challenge and blend art and viewing perspectives into physical poetry in the public space.

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From Ordinary to Extraordinary

In every_body, choreographer Alexander Vantournhout, alongside collaborator Emmi Väisänen, delves into everyday movements. They elevate simple actions like handshakes and walking into a complex canvas of bodily dynamics. The duo crafts a tapestry of choreography, turning even the subtlest of movements into something remarkable.

The performance is further enriched by the sonic landscape created by composer and guitarist Geoffrey Burton. Fashion designer and scenographer Tom Van der Borght designs both the costumes and the surreal setting where every_body takes place.

Over the last decade, Alexander Vantournhout has built a diverse oeuvre, from ensemble pieces to solos. Every_body (2024) is his fourth duet, following projects like Through the Grapevine (2020). The new creation marks his next step to dissect and reinterpret everyday movements, redefining the limits of human physical expression.