Alain Platel is an orthopedist and self-taught director. Starting with Emma (1988), he has increasingly distinguished himself as a director. He created Bonjour Madame (1993), La Tristeza Complice (1995) and Iets op Bach (1998), productions that propelled the company les ballets C de la B to the top of the international rankings.
vsprs (2006) marks a change of direction. The exuberance of previous performances gives way to a deeper introspection, revealing a universe of impulses, aspirations and violence, as in Nine Finger (2007) with Benjamin Verdonck and Fumiyo Ikeda. After the baroque style of pitié! (2008), Out Of Context – for Pina (2010) constitutes an almost ascetic reflection on the arsenal of movements that define spasms and tics.
In collaboration with Frank Van Laecke, he created Gardenia in 2010. Opera director Gerard Mortier asked Alain Platel to create C(H)OEURS (2012) for the Teatro Real in Madrid. For years, the tension between the group and the individual has been a central theme in Platel’s performances.
In tauberbach (2014), he continues to explore and develop his own choreographic language, known as “la danse bâtarde” (“the bastard dance”). The theme of this creation is: surviving with dignity in almost impossible conditions.
In the meantime, he made a series of dance films, either with British director Sofie Fiennes (Because I Sing in 2001, Ramallah!Ramallah!Ramallah! in 2005, and VSPRS Show and Tell in 2007), or solo in Les ballets de-ci, de-là (2006), an impressive foray into the life of a troupe formed twenty years ago and which takes us as far as Vietnam and Burkina Faso.
The online subscription is valid for the entire duration of the the Sibiu International Theater Festival, 20 June - 29 June 2025
The online single ticket can be purchased until the start time of the online event and is valid until the end of its broadcast.
Online performances are available for 24 hours from the broadcast time. If you purchase your ticket after the start of the broadcast, access will only be available until 24 hours after the start time. For example: if your performance started at 17:00, you will be able to purchase your ticket until 15:00 the following day.
After the first access of each performance, the viewing code is valid for 4 hours.
Steps to follow for viewing online events during the 31st edition of the Sibiu International Theater Festival:
Go to www.sibfest.ro In the menu at the top of the page, press the "PROGRAMME & TICKETS" button
Select the BY CATEGORY button, and at the All Events button, select Online
Scroll to the desired event and access the event
Press the View Stream
Enter the access code in the newly opened window
Scroll to the video player and press the "play" (triangle) button
Enjoy!
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