steal you for a moment
Francisco Camacho / Meg Stuart
Brussels, Belgium
The artistic collaboration between Francisco Camacho and Meg Stuart dates back to Stuart’s earliest works, namely Disfigure Study (1991). Their deep personal connection has developed through various projects, such as the acclaimed solo piece by the American choreographer BLESSED, which Camacho has been performing since 2007. Now, for the first time in three decades, they come together on stage for a duet inspired by the mysterious Nuragic ruins of Sardinia. In the twilight of this ancient civilization, stone giants guarded the island’s shores – vestiges of a rich culture that slowly eroded away. Going beyond the walls of museums, Camacho and Stuart investigate the gaps, the absences in the records – what remains?
Set designer Gaëtan Rusquet and sound designer Vincent Malstaf create a landscape that, like the nuragic sites, may have come from the future, or even exist outside of time. In this space, Camacho and Stuart excavate emotional artifacts. They look for contrast in size and scale: minimalist poses teem with feeling, while anger and strength are compressed and contained. By listening to the past, they build an archaeology of the present that doesn’t distinguish between the mystical and the mundane.
Dajana-Lothert
Credits
Choreography Francisco Camacho e Meg Stuart
Performance Francisco Camacho, Meg Stuart, Gaëtan Rusquet
Set design Gaëtan Rusquet
Sound design Vincent Malstaf
Light design and Technical Direction Frank Laubenheimer
Artistic Assistance Márcio Kerber Canabarro
Technical Assistance Tom De Langhe
Outside eye Sigal Zouk
Production EIRA / DAMAGED GOODS
Co-production Fuorimargine, Perpodium, Tanz im August/HAU Hebbel am Ufer
Support Governo de Portugal/Ministério da Cultura, Direção Geral das Artes, Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Governo Flamengo, Comissão da Comunidade Flamenga e Governo Federal Belga/Cronos Invest
Photo Dajana Lothert
Graphic design Ana Freitas (Many Islands)
