Get Down: a new way to rise

Professionalizing urban dances, from street to stage

With Get Down, Belgium now has its first management agency dedicated to street dancers. That is essential for the future survival of an art form every bit as authentic and culturally relevant as all other forms of contemporary dance. Writer, rapper and activist Melissa Farah Salvi discusses the need for hip hop to be granted legitimacy with the initiators behind Get Down.

Melissa Farah Salvi

conversation 02.06.2021

Artist Entrance: Lia Rodrigues

Every month, Etcetera gazes into the soul of a performer. Artistic interest instead of human interest. This time, the honour goes to Brazilian choreographer Lia Rodrigues, who works in Maré, one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas.

Lia Rodrigues

interview 24.05.2021

Artist Entrance: Tiago Rodrigues

Since he started out as an actor, 20 years ago, Tiago Rodrigues has always looked at theater as a human assembly: a place where people meet, like in a cafe, to confront their thoughts and share their time. Either mixing true stories and fiction, rewriting classics or adapting novels, the theatre of Tiago Rodrigues is deeply rooted in the idea of writing for and with the actors, searching a poetical transformation of reality through theatrical tools. Parallel to his theatre work, he wrote screenplays for film and television, articles for newspapers, poetry and essays.

Tiago Rodrigues

interview 01.04.2021

Open Letter to Jérôme Bel

Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez, one of the driving forces behind the Mexican artists’ collective Lagartijas tiradas al Sol, writes an open letter in which he addresses the French choreographer Jérôme Bel’s call to reconfigure the world of the performing arts.

Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez

open letter 10.03.2021

We cannot remain silent on issues like the seizure of Ata Khatab

The seizing and jailing of a Palestinian dancer is part of the silencing of cultural critics in Israel, writes the University of Auckland’s Professor Nicholas Rowe.

Nicholas Rowe

opinion 03.03.2021

The New Canon: you decide!

What performance, performer, scene, acting style, text, choreography, artistic incubator or prop do you think absolutely belongs in the canon of the 21st century?

special 24.02.2021

Artist Entrance: Jérôme Bel

Part of a generation of choreographers who rose to prominence in the mid-1990s, the French choreographer Jérôme Bel explores the relationship between choreography and popular culture, dancer and spectator, as well as our understanding of art and contemporary dance.

Jérôme Bel

interview 18.02.2021