Asobi is a Japanese term that refers to what we do outside the obligations of our life: trivial things, passing activities, minor obsessions. Asobi also means ‘game’ in an adult, sensual context. Humans and certain animals with complex brains understand…
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For years, the tension between the group and the individual has been at the heart in Platel’s choreographic works. In C(h)œurs, he examines how “dangerously beautiful” a group can be, helped by his company of dancers and the Teatro Real…
Will the aggression that human beings show towards each other and towards their environment lead to their downfall? In Nicht Schlafen, a reflection on humans’ primal urge for violence, leading choreographer Alain Platel asks what drives us to fight. A…
