What the Body Does Not Remember

19 quai Paul Doumer, Théâtre des Salins, Ferrières

With this first production, Wim Vandekeybus sparked a real artistic storm. Joined by composers Thierry de Mey and Pierre Vermeersch, he received in 1988 the famous Bessie Award in New York for this “brutal clash of dance and music.” This is not an ordinary performance but a raw physical experience, balanced on the razor’s edge between attraction and repulsion. The ten performers move at an astonishing speed, reacting instinctively to one another and to the music. What the Body Does Not Remember reveals the essence of reflexes...