Two dancers, yearning for human contact, face the impossibility of coming together. A personification of justice tries to free herself from her stone slumber. An intimate duet unfolds in Antwerp Cathedral. Our Nature, Iustitia and Pie Jesu are three poetic works choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and produced by Opera Ballet Vlaanderen during lockdown, as part of their #verbeeldingleeft (Imagination Lives) series. International Dance Day is an opportunity to rediscover these short and moving pieces on timeless themes.

OUR NATURE
Choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Film direction: Lukas Dhont
Music: Valentin Hadjadj
Dancers: Zoe Hollinshead, Tiemen Bormans

IUSTITIA
Concept and choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Music: Wim Henderickx - Excerpt from RAGA III for Viola and Electronics
Viola: Béatrice Derolez
Dance: Nancy Osbaldeston
Pillared pavilion, Charles Vandenhove (The City Collection of Antwerp)
Courtesy of the Middelheim Museum

PIE JESU
Direction and choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Music: ‘Pie Jesu’ from Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem
Soprano: Annelies Van Gramberen
Organist: Conal Bembridge-Sayers
Dancers: Nicha Rodboon, Philipe Lens

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