Co(te)lette (2007)

Co(te)lette
Co(te)lette
Co(te)lette
Co(te)lette
Co(te)lette

Woman and flesh, beauty and impermanence, raw and tender. An uncontrollable desire overwhelms the dancers. A desire for fulfillment, both physical and mental. They are torn between attractiveness, sensuality, lust, carnality, fame, success, reflection, control and stillness. Act on the urges or control them. Bodies in ecstasy.

These conflicts are typical of Ann Van den Broek’s work. Co(te)lette is an intimate piece for three female dancers caught in a vicious circle between desire and fulfillment. There is no confrontation, there is no rivalry, there is no narrative – no solution, no end. Co(te)lette is a restless and ultimately… empty portrait.

Once again, Ann Van den Broek works together with composer Arne Van Dongen to create a musical world that searches for parallels with the conflicts in the choreography. The electronically manipulated sounds of the musical palette include church organ, voice and ancient looms.

Co(te)lette won a Zwaan (Swan) for the most impressive dance production of the 2007/2008 season. The Swan Award is the most prestigious Dutch dance prize presented by the VSCD (Dutch Association of Theatre and Concert Hall Directors). Moreover the production was selected for the Nederlandse Dansdagen (Dutch Dance Festival) as one of the most important productions.

concept and choreography Ann Van den Broek
original cast Cecilia Moisio, Judit Ruiz Onandi, Theodossia Stathi
music Arne Van Dongen
music editing and mix Arne Van Dongen, Yves De Mey
lighting design Bernie van Velzen
styling costumes Ann Van den Broek
photography Maarten Vanden Abeele
premiere October 24, 2007, ccBerchem, Antwerp (BE)

Co(te)lette is produced by WArd/waRD (BE), co-produced by ccBerchem (Antwerp, BE) and Korzo productions (The Hague, NL), with financial Support of the Government of Flanders (BE) and the Department of Culture of the City of Antwerp (BE).

WArd/waRD

Date City Venue
26 Nov 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem
05 Nov 2015 Co(te)lette Rotterdam (NL), Rotterdamse Schouwburg
23 Aug 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
16 Aug 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
09 Aug 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
02 Aug 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
26 Jul 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
19 Jul 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
12 Jul 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
05 Jul 2015 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), Rivierenhof – excerpt
30 Oct 2014 Co(te)lette Rotterdam (NL), Rotterdamse Schouwburg
05 Apr 2014 Co(te)lette Rotterdam (NL), Motel Mozaïque
04 Apr 2014 Co(te)lette Rotterdam (NL), Motel Mozaïque
21 Nov 2013 Co(te)lette Montréal (CA), Usine C
20 Nov 2013 Co(te)lette Montréal (CA), Usine C
19 Nov 2013 Co(te)lette Montréal (CA), Usine C
11 Nov 2013 Co(te)lette Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre
27 Sep 2013 Co(te)lette Eindhoven (NL), Parktheater
19 Sep 2013 Co(te)lette Utrecht (NL), Theater Kikker
23 Sep 2012 Co(te)lette Lemesos (CY), Rialto Theatre
05 Oct 2011 Co(te)lette Leiden (NL), LAKtheater
04 Sep 2011 Co(te)lette Londen (UK), Royal Opera House
25 Aug 2010 Co(te)lette Bassano del Grappa (IT), Opera Estate Festival Veneto
24 May 2010 Co(te)lette Turijn (IT), Interplay
06 Dec 2009 Co(te)lette Landsberg (DE), Stadttheater
06 Nov 2009 Co(te)lette Bologna (IT), Festival Bologna
05 Nov 2009 Co(te)lette Bologna (IT), Festival Bologna
03 Oct 2009 Co(te)lette Beijing (CN), Crossing Festival
02 Oct 2009 Co(te)lette Beijing (CN), Crossing Festival
29 Sep 2009 Co(te)lette Shanghai (CN), Fringe Festival
28 Sep 2009 Co(te)lette Shanghai (CN), Fringe Festival
06 Sep 2009 Co(te)lette Helsinki (FI), Zodiak
05 Sep 2009 Co(te)lette Helsinki (FI), Zodiak
03 Sep 2009 Co(te)lette Helsinki (FI), Zodiak
21 Aug 2009 Co(te)lette Biddinghuizen (NL), Lowlands
07 May 2009 Co(te)lette Munchen (DE), Joint Adventures / Tanzwerkstatt Europa
29 Apr 2009 Co(te)lette Kortrijk (BE), CC Kortrijk
25 Mar 2009 Co(te)lette Charleroi (BE), Les Repérages festival – excerpt
24 Mar 2009 Co(te)lette Lille (FR), Les Repérages festival – excerpt
28 Feb 2009 Co(te)lette Frankfurt (DE), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm
27 Feb 2009 Co(te)lette Frankfurt (DE), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm
12 Feb 2009 Co(te)lette Genk (BE), CC Genk
06 Feb 2009 Co(te)lette Beveren (BE), CC Ter Vesten
05 Feb 2009 Co(te)lette Geel (BE), CC De Werft
19 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Krefeld (DE), Fabrik Heeder
14 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Tiel (NL), Schouwburg Agnietenhof
13 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Capelle a/d IJssel (NL), Isala Theater
11 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Den Haag (NL), Theater aan het Spui / CaDance
10 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Den Haag (NL), Theater aan het Spui / CaDance
09 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Den Haag (NL), Theater aan het Spui / CaDance
07 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), deSingel – excerpt
06 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Alphen a/d Rijn (NL), Theater Castellum
05 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Den Bosch (NL), Verkadefabriek
04 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette Leeuwarden (NL), Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
01 Nov 2008 Co(te)lette IJmuiden (NL), Witte Theater
31 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Breda (NL), Chassé Theater
30 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Emmeloord (NL), Theater ‘t Voorhuys
29 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Vlissingen (NL), Stadsgehoorzaal
28 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Den Haag (NL), Theater aan het Spui
23 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Drachten (NL), Schouwburg De Lawei
22 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Zaandam (NL), Zaantheater
22 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Zaandam (NL), Zaantheater
21 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Tilburg (NL), Theaters Tilburg
16 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Helmond (NL), Theater ‘t Speelhuis
11 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Leiden (NL), Leidse Schouwburg
10 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Almeren (NL), Schouwburg Almere
09 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Zutphen (NL), De Hanzehof
08 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Arnhem (NL), Schouwburg Arnhem
07 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Gouda (NL), Goudse Schouwburg
05 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Alkmaar (NL), Theater De Vest
04 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Maastricht (NL), AINSI Theater
02 Oct 2008 Co(te)lette Hoorn (NL), Schouwburg Het Park
30 Sep 2008 Co(te)lette Delft (NL), Theater de Veste
28 Sep 2008 Co(te)lette Veenendaal (NL), Theater De Lampegiet
27 Sep 2008 Co(te)lette Dordrecht (NL), Schouwburg Kunstmin
25 Sep 2008 Co(te)lette Amstelveen (NL), Schouwburg Amstelveen
12 Jul 2008 Co(te)lette Amsterdam (NL), Paradiso
08 Jul 2008 Co(te)lette Amsterdam (NL), Julidans
07 Jul 2008 Co(te)lette Amsterdam (NL), Julidans
20 Apr 2008 Co(te)lette Sevilla (ES), Festival FEST
19 Apr 2008 Co(te)lette Sevilla (ES), Festival FEST
05 Apr 2008 Co(te)lette Eindhoven (NL), Plaza Futura
03 Apr 2008 Co(te)lette Rotterdam (NL), Lantaren/Venster
14 Mar 2008 Co(te)lette Purmerend (NL), Theater De Verbeelding
27 Jan 2008 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem
20 Jan 2008 Co(te)lette Utrecht (NL), Theater Kikker
19 Jan 2008 Co(te)lette Utrecht (NL), Theater Kikker
20 Dec 2007 Co(te)lette Roeselare (BE), CC De Spil
10 Dec 2007 Co(te)lette Amsterdam (NL), Theater Bellevue
08 Dec 2007 Co(te)lette Maastricht (NL), AINSI Theater
24 Nov 2007 Co(te)lette Den Haag (NL), Korzo
23 Nov 2007 Co(te)lette Den Haag (NL), Korzo
10 Nov 2007 Co(te)lette Lublin (PL), Chatka Zaka Theatre
27 Oct 2007 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem
26 Oct 2007 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem
25 Oct 2007 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem
24 Oct 2007 Co(te)lette Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem – première

“A minimalist dance with a touch of theatricality, a style that is unique in today’s dance.”

– de Volkskrant (NL)

“I have seldom seen performers in a dance production lose themselves so completely in the action on stage. Shamelessly, with total abandon and emphatically out to provoke passionate reactions.”

– Het Finacieele Dagblad (NL)
Co(te)lette (2007)