The Choreopolitics of Alain Platel's les ballets C de la B: Emotions, Gestures, Politics
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The Choreopolitics of Alain Platel's les ballets C de la B: Emotions, Gestures, Politics
By (Author) Professor Christel Stalpaert
Edited by Guy Cools
Edited by Hildegard De Vuyst
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
6th February 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Choreography
792.82092
Physical Properties
Hardback
280
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
562g
Description
Les Ballets C de la B was founded by Alain Platel in 1984. Since then it has become a company that enjoys great success at home and abroad. Over the years, Platel has developed a unique choreographic oeuvre. His motto, This dance is for the world and the world is for everyone', reveals a deep social and political commitment. Through the three topics of emotions, gestures and politics, this book unravels the choreopolitics of Platels Les Ballets C de la B. His choreopolitics go beyond conveying a (political) message because rather than defending one opinion, Platel is more concerned about the exposure of the complexity within the debate itself. Highly respected scholars from different fields contribute to this book to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the intense emotions, the damaged narratives, and the precarious bodies in Platels choreographic oeuvre.
Author Bio
Christel Stalpaert is Full Professor Theatre, Performance and Media Studies at Ghent University, Belgium where she is Director of the research centres S:PAM (Studies in Performing Arts and Media) and PEPPER (Philosophy, Ethology, Politics and Performance). Guy Cools is a dance dramaturg at Ghent University, Belgium. His focus is production dramaturgy, contributing to work by choreographers all over Europe and Canada. Hildegard De Vuyst is Dramaturg of Les Ballets C de la B, Belgium, where she has worked since 1994.
