Erase-E(x)
Joji Inc.
(Belgium)

30.01.07 – 31.01.07, 8pm
60 minutes with no interval
Esplanade Theatre Studio
$28 (Standard) | $18 (Concession)
www.jojiinc.org

Inspired by the painting Erased De Kooning Drawing (1953) in which Robert Rauschenberg erased a drawing of Willem De Kooning and in doing so made it substantially his own, Joji Inc. has created Erase-E(x), a multi-part project in which several choreographers and artists are invited to erase and recreate the preceding one. This dance theatre work begins with an original composition by famed Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and moves through successive choreographic reinventions by ‘erasure’, integrating the work of The Wooster Group, De Keersmaeker and Kurt d’Haeseleer. The result is an evolving piece incorporating three theatrical movements, featuring compositions by Georges Delerue from Jean-Luc Godard's Le Mépris (Contempt, 1963), Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Dolly Parton.

Part 1
The Wooster Group erases A. T. de Keersmaeker's form in stages as each choreographic gesture is infused with the psychological content of Godard's 'modern woman': capricious, royal, mysterious.

Part 2
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker takes back all the Wooster Group's material, erases any psychological content to create a virtuoso piece danced to the Indian percussion music by Umayalpuram Sivaraman, and Dolly Parton's Jolene.

Part 4
Kurt D' Haeseleer infiltrates into the subconscious of the piece and resurrects Brigitte Bardot after her fatal car crash in Le Mépris. She enters into a duet with a parabolic antenna that scans the space and transmits images of a reality hidden behind the movements. An odd love/hate relation develops between her and the antenna and the question arises: Who controls who?

“… A choreography rich in vivacity, punch and virtuosity… The power and rapidity of this dazzling solo took my breath away.”

- Le Soir (26 March 2005)

Concept : Joji Inc. (Johanne Saunier / Jim Clayburgh)
Choreography : The Wooster Group , Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Video Performance : Kurt d’Haeseleer

Interpretation : Johanne Saunier

Scenography : Jim Clayburgh
Sound : Philippe Arnaud
Music : Georges Delerue (original film soundtrack of Contempt -JL Godard), Umayalpuram Sivaraman, Dolly Parton
Administration & Publicity : Gaëtane Bibot
Production : Joji Inc.

Supported by the Communauté Française de Belgique, with assistance from the Royal Embassy of Belgium

Relationship to Art and Disability

Biography of The Wooster Group

Biography of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker

Biography of Kurt d'Haeseleer

Biography of Johanne Saunier

Biography of Jim Clayburgh