Screws is a collection of micro-performances that occur between and around the audience. The presentation explores the different possibilities in the choreography, and searches for ways to support or to transform existing movement. The use of contemporary utensils such as ice hiking shoes; a bowling ball or bicycle helmets are a part of this artistic process. According to the set-up of in-situ, the presentation guides all spectators through the space and introduces them to the various micro-performances.
Screws installs an informal framework and gives every spectator the opportunity to go close to the micro-performance, consciously or by chance. Everyone is free to move, walk or choose a specific angle to see the performance. This approach also entails more drama as responsibility.
Alexander Vantournhout studied single wheel, juggling and dance acrobatics at ESAC (Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque, Brussel). From 2010 to 2012 he studied contemporary dance at P.A.R.T.S. (Performing Arts and Research Training Studios, Brussels), the school founded by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. Alexander’s movement language is influenced by different pedagogical processes and by working across several fields within the arts. Two constants within his artist pursuits are a search for creative and kinetic potential in physicality and an investigation into many aspects of the relationship between performer and object.