FILMS ON ILT

In this full-length documentary, Alain Platel celebrates the essence of the peculiar human characteristics which have been fuelling the work of les ballets C de la B for the past twenty years. Who are the dancers of les ballets C de la B? Where do they come from? And how do they transcend the world on stage?A film filled with impressions, focusing on a unique company in the world of live dance. An emotional voyage which allows us to share the artistic and human adventure of les ballets C de la B.

Friday May 13th and Tuesday May 17th
Both days at 1600 h

les ballets C de la B was on tour for one year with the piece pitié! from director Alain Platel and musician Fabrizio Cassol. The tour took them to major capital cities including Berlin, Paris and Tokyo. After more than 100 performances pitié! concluded in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic Kongo.
Following several years of unrest and political instability, the country is aspiring to new cultural horizons.For filmmakers Jörg Jeshel and Brigitte Kramer this was the starting point for the documentary Passion – Last Stop Kinshasa. The film is a documentary not only on the breathtaking show, but on the reactions in Congo as well.

Saturday May 14th and Wednesday May 18th
Both days at 1600 h

Alain Platel has never shied away from confronting the audiences with an unusual universum. And his latest work, vsprs is his most outrageous yet -- one critic calling it "the weirdest, most shocking and provocative dance performance you will ever see." The dance, made up of ten dancers and ten musicians, is performed to an adaptation by Fabrizio Cassol of Claudio Monteverdi’s ‘Marian Vespers’, one of the most important works in the history of European religious music.In Sophie Fiennes’ mesmerising documentary, the dimensions of ecstasy and trauma that form the core of the performance are masterfully captured, whilst interviews with Platel and the dancers themselves add an extra layer of insight to the performances.

Sunday May 15th and Thursday May 19th
Both days at 1600 h