The Nightlife Performances
“Today's raves are hardly a situation that prefigures utopia. They cannot prefigure futures when there may not be any. The constructed situation of the rave may be all some of us have -- even if the revolution comes.”
― McKenzie Wark, Raving
Explore the intriguing twilight zone between clubbing and performance. Expect shows that both celebrate nightlife and critically examine it.
What is the minimum needed to break free safely? To dance intensely or with restraint?
The Nightlife Performances is a new series by CAMPO & VIERNULVIER.
Already on the program:
The dance performance 'While we are here' by Lisa Vereertbrugghen / CAMPO takes us into the world of rave culture and explores whether rave, despite its rebellious nature against tradition, can be seen as a contemporary folk dance.
In the lecture 'Spaces for the Night', Jozef Wouters delves deeper into his archive of spaces designed for nightlife.