Wim Vandekeybus: Hell is other people

By Tatiana Rathelot, 05 March 2019

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“There are ... exquisite moments where we can see the essence of Última Vez’s identity”

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 1 March 2019

Mockumentary of a contemporary saviour (Wim Vandekeybus)

Ultima Vez

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: PUUR is a challenging but relevant work

Graham Watts, 23rd March

A challenging work about birth, death and rebirth, superbly danced and thought provoking.

***11

Leaping out of lockdown: Rambert premieres Draw from Within

Graham Watts, 25th September

A novel live-streamed performance, nightmarish in parts, that seems just right for these strange times

***11

Beautiful role debut for Malin Byström in Amsterdam Salome

Jenny Camilleri, 9th June

In an elegant new production by Ivo van Hove, Malin Byström portrays a graceful, erotic Salome and the RCO play with sensuous lyricism under Daniele Gatti.

****1

Ultima Vez's Talk to the Demon at Brighton Festival

Emily Brown, 13th May

Brighton Festival hosts the UK premiere of Talk to the Demon, a work full of uncomfortable questions, powerful performances and breathtaking dancing. Choreographed on Ultima Vez by Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus.

****1

Speak low if you speak love

Laurine Mortha, 5th April

Wim Vandekeybus présente sa dernière création Speak low if you speak love (2015) au Festival 100% au Parc de la Villette

****1

What the body does not remember, Ultima Vez à Paris

Laurine Mortha, 11th April

Avec What the body does not remember, Wim Vandekeybus et la compagnie Ultima Vez font renaître leur toute première chorégraphie composée en 1987. Véritable débordement jubilatoire, la création leur avait valu une reconnaissance unanime sur la scène contemporaine internationale.

*****

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Tatiana Rathelot

Tatiana studied ballet and modern dance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before moving to Italy to pursue graduate studies in Social and Political Sciences. She has trained and performed in several European countries and is currently based in London, where she reconciles academic work with freelance dance jobs

Hell is other people – Wim Vandekeybus’ Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour