Spine Of Desire

Stanley Ollivier

this event is part of

December Dance 25

dance

goosebumps

evocative

Fri 05 Dec 2025 -18.00

Sales starts on 13 May 2025

Theater hall Biekorf

start	18.00
expected end time	19.15
vanaf 16 jaar

Standard €16.00

Réduction -35 a. €10.40

Réduction -26 a. €8.00

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Sound, image, space and movement evoke a sense of belonging

In his new work, Stanley Ollivier investigates the power of communities, in which people of colour can feel at home, and uses their personal and collective stories to rethink some well-known choreographic forms. Together with performers Lily Brieu Nguyen and Mamadou Wagué, he explores how the body interacts with everyday life and social change. Via dance, they thus create an intimate, physical language that expresses the need for a safe and protected space.

credits

Stanley Ollivier: concept & artistic direction
Lily Brieu Nguyen, Mamadou Wagué & Stanley Ollivier: choreography & performance
Villads Klint: sound design
Audrey Merilus (in collaboration with Marie Umuhoza & Benjamin Mengistu Navet): dramaturgy
Lou Cocody-Valentino: scenography
Godwin Agossah: costume design
Ivan Cascon: lighting design & technical direction
Laryssa Kim: vocal coach

production: HIROS
coproduction: Kaaitheater (Brussels), workspacebrussels, KAAP (Brugge & Oostende), kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk), Schouwburg Kortrijk, VIERNULVIER (Ghent), La Bellone (Brussels) & Arsenic (Lausanne)
residence: Accueil Studio - La Briqueterie CDCN (Vitry-sur-Seine), TanzHaus Zürich, HAUT Scene (Copenhagen), workspacebrussels, STUK Leuven, kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk), PianoFabriek (Sint-Gillis) & GC De Kriekelaar (Schaarbeek)