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Not Standing/Alexander Vantournhout

Frames
VIERNULVIER

An exercise in looking through frames

Imagine a burglar who steals only the frames of the artworks in your home, but not the works themselves. How would you then look at the art? This is a question the French philosopher Jacques Derrida once posed. In 'Frames', Alexander Vantournhout turns the question around. If you frame something, does it then become a work of art?

'Frames' explores that one element of theater that is usually left untouched: the frame through which the audience looks. What happens if you detach that frame from the theater and place it outdoors? 'Frames' invites the audience to take a walk and explore the boundaries of theater and perspective.

The dance company Not Standing literally takes you out of the theater and directs your gaze not only to the four performers hanging and climbing in those frames, but also to everything around them: the horizon, the sky, and the other viewers.

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Concept & Choreography: Alexander Vantournhout - Created with & performed by: Chia-Hung Chung, Axel Guérin, Emmi Väisänen & Alexander Vantournhout - Dramaturgy: Sébastien Hendrickx & Rudi Laermans - Rehearsal director: Esse Vanderbruggen - Research collaborators: Charlotte Cétaire, Mélusine Lavinet-Drouet, Petra Steindl & Esse Vanderbruggen - Costumes: Patty Eggerickx - Execution of visual work: Willy Cauwelier, Bram Dobbelaere - Tour planning: Frans Brood Productions - Company management: Esther Maas - Technical crew: Bram Vandeghinste, Bert Van Dijck - Production & tour management: Janne Coonen & Kiki Verschueren - Communication: Kiki Verschueren - Photos: Bart Grietens - Production: Not Standing - Co-production: Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Ghent (BE) & more to be confirmed - Realized with the support of the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter, through Flanders Tax Shelter - Alexander Vantournhout is artist-in-residence at Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER in Ghent and artiste associé at le CENTQUATRE in Paris - Alexander Vantournhout is a cultural ambassador for the City of Roeselare and is supported by the Flemish Government and Fondation BNP Paribas for the development of his projects.