Since its creation in 1983, dance performance Rosas danst Rosas has remained a benchmark piece in the repertoire of the Rosas dance company. In his film made in 2002 and shot in Leuven in the former technical school of architect Henry Van de Velde, Thierry De Mey has created a compelling cinematographic interpretation of this seminal performance. The sharp rhythmical editing creates a startling visual dynamic that interplays with that of the choreography. The different dancers span several generations, which accentuates the notion of progression and timelessness within the work. The film captures the underlying energy and feminist inference of the dance, whilst its aesthetic beauty enhances its appeal to a wide audience.
Duration: 57min.
Age Rating: M/6
A Film by
Thierry De Mey
In collaboration with
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
With
Cynthia Loemij, Sarah Ludi, Anne Mousselet, Samantha van Wissen
Image
Philippe Guilbert, Jorge Leon
Sound
Ricardo Castro
Editing
Rudi Maerten
Music
Thierry De Mey, Peter Vermeersch
Sound Editing
Thomas Gauder
Production
Sophimages
Co-production
NPS, BRTN TV2, ZDF/Arte, Le Fresnoy, Rosas
Acknlowdgements
Fonds Film in Vlaanderen, Direction de l’Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique, National Lottery, P.A.R.T.S.
Thierry De Mey (Brussels, 1956) is a Belgian filmmaker and composer. Since his first short film, Floréal (1985), De Mey has shown a strong affinity with movement. He regularly collaborates with choreographers, such as his sister Michèle Anne De Mey, Wim Vandekeybus and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. He has directed numerous dance films, such as La Valse (2010), a collaboration with choreographer Thomas Hauert, and several others based on De Keersmaeker's dance performances, such as Rosas danst Rosas (1997) and Fase (2002). He also co-founded the music ensembles Maximalist! and Ictus Ensemble. The connecting thread in his multifaceted work is the interaction between dance, music and image. His compositions, film installations and dance films receive national and international recognition.