Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas

Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich

Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich, choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s very first performance, premiered in 1982. Fase comprises three duets and one solo, choreographed to four repetitive compositions by the American minimalist Steve Reich. De Keersmaeker uses the structure of Reich’s music to develop an independent movement idiom that doesn’t merely illustrate the music but also adds a new dimension to it. Both the music and the dance start from the principle of phase shifting through tiny variations: movements that are initially perfectly synchronous gradually start slipping and sliding, resulting in an ingenious play of continuously changing forms and patterns.

The four compositions by Steve Reich, Piano Phase (1967), Come Out (1966), Violin Phase (1967), and Clapping Music (1972), are considered groundbreaking works of Minimalism, characterized by their repetitive patterns and phase shifts, which have influenced a wide range of musical styles until today. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, who had always danced Fase herself, passed the piece on to two new dancers for the first time in its history in 2018, as part of a portrait at the Festival d'Automne in Paris. After more than a decade of absence, the Belgian choreographer now returns to Munich to present one of her most significant works.

Tags:

Minimalism, Sneakers, Iconic

Accessibility

For people in wheelchairs: The Müchner Volkstheater is barrier-free and has 3 different stages. The stages are located on the ground floor and on the 1st floor. Each stage has designated wheelchair spaces. All floors are accessible via a lift. The Volkstheater has 5 disabled parking spaces in the underground car park. The main entrance has automatically opening doors. The main entrance doors can be opened via a switch by the right-hand door. There are several wheelchair-accessible toilets at the individual stages and in the restaurant. More information can be found at Kultur barrierefrei München. More information (only available in German): Kultur barrierefrei München.

©Anne van Aerschot

© Anne van Aerschot

© Anne van Aerschot

© Anne van Aerschot

© Anne van Aerschot

Team

Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas
Choreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Danced by: Yuika Hashimoto, Laura Maria Poletti
Created with: Michèle Anne De Mey, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Music: Steve Reich (Piano Phase, 1967; Come Out, 1966; Violin Phase, 1967; Clapping Music, 1972)
Lighting design: Remon Fromont
Costumes: Martine André, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Rehearsal Director: TBC
Artistic Coordination and Planning: Anne Van Aerschot
Assistant to the Artistic Director: Martine Lange
Technical Director: Thomas Verachtert
Technicians: Pieter Kint, Arno Truyens
Costumes coordinator: TBC
Sewing: Maria Eva Rodrigues-Reyes, Gisèle Charles
World Premiere: 18.03.1982 Beursschouwburg (Brussel/Bruxelles/Brussels)
Production 1982: Schaamte vzw (Brussel/Bruxelles/Brussels), Avila vzw (Brussel/Bruxelles/Brussels)
Coproduction: De Munt / La Monnaie (Brussel/Bruxelles/Brussels), Sadler's Wells (Londen/Londres/London), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Théâtre de la Ville (Paris)
Acknowledgements: Ella De Vos, Stefano Scoli

Credits

Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich is presented by International DANCE Festival München in cooperation with Münchner Volkstheater.

This production is realized with the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, in collaboration with Casa Kafka Pictures.

Rosas is supported by the Flemish Community and by the Flemish Community Commission (VGC).

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