Performance and talk
Louise Vanneste | dancer and choreographer, Rising Horses dance company
Fabienne Aucant | director of Charleroi Danse
The presentation will begin with a performance of an excerpt from the solo 3 Days, 3 Nights, in which dancer and choreographer Louise Vanneste pushes the boundaries of intimacy between a human being and geological elements to the absolute limit. She attunes herself to the sensory, physical, and emotional variations of these connections. The body absorbs stories, memories, and scientific data, while textual elements are woven into the soundscape.
This solo piece was created in 2024 following discussions with Sophie Opfergelt, an FNRS research fellow at the Earth and Life Institute and a professor in the School of Bioengineering, who specializes in permafrost. Since 2023, they have been engaged in transdisciplinary research exploring geological phenomena, body language, approaches to scientific inquiry, the nature of choreographic speculation, and the connection to the non-human in their respective practices.
The presentation will continue with a conversation between Louise Vanneste, who will discuss the role of research in her creative process, and Fabienne Aucant, director of Charleroi Danse, who will present the Corps + research days, organised by the Choreographic Center in collaboration with Contredanse, La Bellone, 76.4, ULB / Transfo, the Master’s in Dance program (INSAS, La Cambre), and ERG. These sessions bring together artists, researchers, thinkers, and scientists to explore research practices in dance. The event critically explores ways of producing, transmitting, and legitimizing knowledge, while highlighting bodily, situated, and collective forms of knowledge.
Session: Arts & sciences initiatives in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Venue: Kanal Box 2
Time: 14:15 – 14:35 solo Louise Vanneste | 14:35 – 14:55 talk with Louise Vanneste et Fabienne Aucant
Duration: 40′
Language: English
