Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods

Since the early nineties, Meg Stuart, born 1965 in New Orleans, USA, and her Brussels-based dance company Damaged Goods, have produced a remarkable and audacious body of choreographic work. Ten years ago, Damaged Goods published 'Are we here yet?' (ed. Jeroen Peeters), which spans the first twenty years of Meg Stuart’s career. On December 17, a second book will be presented for the first time in Flanders at VIERNULVIER.

In 'Let’s Not Get Used to This Place', the choreographer dives into more than a decade of works through reflections, interviews, scores and exercises, and notes on the practice of creating, performing, teaching and living dance. These are mixed with reports, essays and poetry by close collaborators and intimate strangers, photos, performance texts and archive material. The book’s title, gleaned from one of Stuart’s recent video works, ties together these multifaceted sources in a desire to discard tried and tested strategies, explore new contexts, and transgress the edge of what we (do not) know.

This presentation and publication also coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of Damaged Goods: a perfect way to celebrate this remarkable legacy. During the book launch, Stuart will participate in a panel discussion, along with other collaborators (tba), to explore the more recent chapter of her career.

SPEAKERS: Meg Stuart, Astrid Kaminski, Philipp Gehmacher and Jozef Wouters.