THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0
Jan Martens
For the performers, THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0 is an extremely demanding, even exhausting, play.
They leap for over an hour, performing a complex, mathematical, repetitive and dynamic choreography almost entirely in unison, which demands perfection… until the inevitable mistake occurs. This radical choreographic gesture raises questions: where does the boundary lie between art and entertainment? Who are we, as spectators, when we view the suffering of the dancers on stage as if it were a bullfight in an arena? Is contemporary dance a striptease for the elite?
These questions ultimately point to political and social trends that remain relevant eleven years after the piece’s premiere. For THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0 is a re-staging of the work that brought international acclaim to choreographer Jan Martens in 2014. And this presents an incredible opportunity to enjoy a powerful and memorable experience.
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Full price
CHF 40.-
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From CHF 15 to CHF 25
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Choreography
Jan Martens
Rehearsal director / artistic assistant
Naomi Gibson
Artistic assistant / coaching
Steven Michel, Piet Defrancq
Cast, rotating, of eight dancers
Pierre Bastin, Camilla Bundel, Jim Buskens, Zoë Chungong, Simon Lelièvre, Florence Lenon, Elisha Mercelina, Dan Mussett, Pierre Adrien Touret, Zora Westbroek, Maisie Woodford, Paolo Yao
Original performers (2014)
Piet Defrancq, Naomi Gibson, Nelle Hens, Julien Josse, Kimmy Ligtvoet, Cherish Menzo, Steven Michel, Laura Vanborm and/or Morgane Ribbens, Ilse Ghekiere, Victor Dumont, Connor Schumacher, Caspar Knops, Amerigo Delli Bove, Daniel Barkan
Dramaturgy
Renée Copraij
Lighting
Jan Fedinger
Costumes 2025
Sofie Durnez
Production
GRIP
Partners 2023–2027
La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand SN, Maison de la danse/European Centre for Creation, in support of the Lyon Biennale
DOG DAYS 2014
Co-production
Frascati Producties, SPRING performing arts festival, DansBrabant, La Briqueterie CDC du Val-de-Marne, tanzhaus nrw and TAKT Dommelhof
Support
Flemish Government and Performing Arts Fund NL, workspacebrussels, wpZimmer
DOG DAYS 2025
Co-production
Theater Rotterdam, DE SINGEL, Le Carreau – Scène nationale de Forbach et de l’Est Mosellan, Perpodium
Support
Flemish Government, Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter via Cronos Invest, bpost’s Star4U fund, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
Jan Martens
Born in Belgium, Jan Martens studied at the Fontys Dance Academy in Tilburg, the Netherlands, and completed his dance training in 2006 at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp.
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