Figures of Speech

For her new creation, Femke Gyselinck forges family ties with brother and musician Lander Gyselinck. They once created a duet – the 2016 show Flamer – within which they reversed roles: with Femke as drummer and Lander as dancer. This time, the seven dancers and four musicians on stage each set the rhythm for their own discipline. At a time when dance and culture are under pressure they make a bold statement committing to a group creation: ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’

In this performance, rhythm is much more than just a component of the music. It is the foundation on which music and dance come together. The patterns of sounds and silences aid in remembering and singing, playing, or drumming in a group. And they make dancing possible.

Femke Gyselinck

Lander Gyselinck


Amanda Barrio Charmelo, Mei-Li Dong Páez, Femke Gyselinck, Tarek Halaby, Jb Portier, Thomas Vantuycom, Sue-Yeon Youn and/or Jacob Bousset, Mariana Miranda

Lander Gyselinck, Mien Heyvaert, Hui-Chi Li, Wouter Van Asselbergh and/or Falk Schrauwen

Steven Michel


Miguel Peñaranda Olmeda - olmedam

Elke Verachtert

Milan van Doren, Jo Heijens


Aslı Çiçek

GRIP

Apropic agency


Concertgebouw Brugge & KAAP / Dans in Brugge, kunstencentrum nona, Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, NEXT festival - La rose des vents – scène nationale Lille Métropole – Villeneuve d’Ascq, VIERNULVIER, Ictus, Perpodium

the Flemish Government de Vlaamse Overheid, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via UFund, de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (the Flemish Community Commission)