The Choreopolitics of Alain Platel's les ballets C de la B

Emotions, Gestures, Politics

• Author(s): Christel Stalpaert, Guy Cools, Hildegard De Vuyst,
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Pages: 280
• ISBN_10: 1350080020
  ISBN_13: 9781350080027
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Performing Arts / Dance / Classical & Ballet , Performing Arts / Dance / Choreography & Dance Notation , Performing Arts / Dance / History & Criticism , Performing Arts / Theater / General , Social Science / Gender Studies , Philosophy / Methodology , Performing Arts / Dance / General ,

Description:... Les Ballets C de la B was founded by Alain Platel in 1984. Since then it has become a company that enjoys great success at home and abroad. Over the years, Platel has developed a unique choreographic oeuvre. His motto, 'This dance is for the world and the world is for everyone', reveals a deep social and political commitment.

Through the three topics of emotions, gestures and politics, this book unravels the choreopolitics of Platel's Les Ballets C de la B. His choreopolitics go beyond conveying a (political) message because rather than defending one opinion, Platel is more concerned about the exposure of the complexity within the debate itself.

Highly respected scholars from different fields contribute to this book to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the intense emotions, the damaged narratives, and the precarious bodies in Platel's choreographic oeuvre.