Sint-Niklaas Archives

September 17th – 19th, 2025 Biennale Danse Lyon, Lyon
September 24th – 25th, 2025 Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
October 12th, 2025 Festival Aperto, Reggio Emilia
October 23rd – 24th, 2025 SPAF, Seoul
November 7th – 9th, 2025 National Theater NPAC-NTCH, Taipei
November 20th – 21st, 2025 La Comédie, Valence
November 26th – 27th, 2025 La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand
December 2nd, 2025 Les Salins, Martigues
December 12th – 13th, 2025 TANDEM, Douai
January 13th, 2026 Schouwburg Concertzaal, Tilburg
January 20th, 2026 Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen
January 21st, 2026 Theater de Veste, Delft
January 31st, 2026 Grand Theatre, Groningen
February 3rd – 4th, 2026 VIERNULVIER, Ghent
February 11th – 12th, 2026 KLAP, Marseille
April 2nd – 3rd, 2026 ITA, Amsterdam
April 21st, 2026 centre culturel, Hasselt
April 22nd, 2026 centre culturel, Sint-Niklaas
April 24th – 25th, 2026 De Singel, Antwerp
May 5th – 7th, 2026 STUK, Leuven

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The Dog Days Are Back

Thanks to its radical choreographic form, THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER revealed the audience’s perception of dancers, choreographers, spectators and the cultural policy at the time. Ten years on, these questions are still very much relevant due to current political and social trends: Where does the thin line between art and entertainment lie? Who are we as an audience when we contemplate the suffering of dancers from the theatre like a bullfight in an arena? Is contemporary dance striptease for the elite? THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER makes the viewer shift in his position: from being merely subjected to the experience to actively reflecting on it.

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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.