World premiére Torment of Hearts

Set design / BE

Torments of Heart, a new project by choreographer Femke Gyselinck/ GRIP will prémiere in Magdalena Zaal on Thursday 23 January 2025, at 8pm. Gyselinck was approached by B-Rock orchestra to work together on Bach's ‘dialogue cantatas’. Along the way, they decided to think outside the box: What other music could they add? From which period? Contemporary as well? What dance language could they use? What, if any, is the overarching theme?

The result is Torment of Hearts, in which three dancers, two singers and an ensemble of seven musicians give shape to different manifestations of loneliness triggered by four pieces of music from three different centuries. Aslı Çiçek was invited to design the set for this beautiful project. As in their previous collaborations, Gyselinck and Çiçek met on the common ground of their interest in complexity made possible by simplicity, which resulted in an elegant and powerful spatial atmosphere.

Choreography: Femke Gyselinck | Dance: Amanda Barrio Charmelo, Femke Gyselinck, Thomas Vantuycom | Scenography: Aslı Çiçek assisted by Olivia de Bree & Francesca Desantis | Costumes: Nel Maertens in collaboration with Woche Jewelry (Clarisse Bruynbroeck) | Dance dramaturgy: Steven Michel | Lights: Elke Verachtert | Sound: Milan Van Doren | Technician and execution scenography: Jan Lettany | Music concept: Femke Gyselinck, Jan Van den Borre| Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Philipp Krieger, Gustav Mahler, Hendrik Lasure | Orchestra: B-Rock | Production: GRIP &B-Rock orchestra | Co-production: Concertgebouw Brugge / Dans in Brugge, STUK, Perpodium| Residencies: LAP maison de la danse Marseille, Concertgebouw Brugge and Cultuurcentrum / Dans in Brugge, P.A.R.T.S, KWP Kunstenwerkplaats, Kunstencentrum nona, Rosas Performance Space, GC De Kriekelaar, Kunstencentrum Buda, Workspace Brussels – Studio Les Brigittines, CAMPO

World prémiere: 23.01.2025 Concertgebouw - Magdalenazaal Bruges / BE
on tour: 12.02.2025 STUK Leuven / BE