RULE OF THREE 2017

Jan Martens & NAH

RULE OF THREE © Phile Deprez

RULE OF THREE takes as its starting point our ability to zap in a flash from one impression to another. A sequence of scenes echoes the fragmentary experience of reality that is the consequence of this overload of stimuli.

RULE OF THREE positions itself as a danced performance somewhere in between a concert and a short-story collection. It is a collection of short stories written with bodies, light, music, costumes and text. An untamed meditation which, just like these times, builds on contrasts: between stillness and explosion, precision and intuition, heart and reason. For RULE OF THREE, Jan Martens collaborates for the very first time with American producer and drummer NAH whoes music blends live and programmed drums with found sounds and heavily manipulated samples. On stage, three performers engage in a dialogue with NAH’s eclectic musical composition and keep driving up the sensory stimulation.

credits

PREMIERE: 28 September 2017, deSingel international arts campus Antwerp (BE)
BY: Jan Martens
WITH: Baptiste Cazaux/Steven Michel, Dan Mussett & Courtney May Robertson
CAST PREMIERE: Julien Josse, Steven Michel & Courtney May Robertson
LIVE MUSIC CREATED AND PERFORMED BY: NAH
WITH SHORT STORIES BY: Lydia Davis © Denise Shannon Literary Agency, Inc.
COSTUME: Valérie Hellebaut
LIGHTING DESIGN: Jan Fedinger
DRAMATURGE: Greet Van Poeck
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR: Anne-Lise Brevers
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION: Michel Spang / Marie Vandecasteele
DURATION: 75 minutes
PRODUCTION: GRIP
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION: A Propic / Line Rousseau & Marion Gauvent
CO-PRODUCTION: deSingel international arts campus, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris with Festival d’Automne à Paris, Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix - Hauts-de-France & tanzhaus nrw
WITH THE SUPPORT OF: STUK Kunstencentrum & Grand Theatre
WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF: The Government of Flanders and the city of Antwerp
THANKS TO: Marc Vanrunxt & Anne-Lise Brevers

Short stories by Lydia Davis:
'Writing' and 'The Dog Hair' from 'CAN'T & WON'T' by Lydia Davis. Copyright © 2014 by Lydia Davis.
'Suddenly Afraid' from 'VARIETIES OF DISTURBANCE'. Copyright © 2007 by Lydia Davis.

RULE OF THREE © Phile Deprez

dates

28.09.2017

de singel

ANTWERP (BE)

(premiere BE)

29.09.2017

de singel

ANTWERP (BE)

30.09.2017

de singel

ANTWERP (BE)

06.10.2017

tanzhaus nrw

DUSSELDORF (DE)

(premiere DE)

07.10.2017

tanzhaus nrw

DUSSELDORF (DE)

11.10.2017

campo nieuwpoort

GHENT (BE)

12.10.2017

campo nieuwpoort

GHENT (BE)

13.10.2017

campo nieuwpoort

GHENT (BE)

19.10.2017

sadler’s wells

LONDON (UK)

(premiere UK)

20.10.2017

sadler’s wells

LONDON (UK)

24.10.2017

stadsschouwburg amsterdam

AMSTERDAM (NL)

(premiere NL)

25.10.2017

stadsschouwburg amsterdam

AMSTERDAM (NL)

09.11.2017

théâtre de la ville @ espace pierre cardin

PARIS (FR)

(premiere FR)

10.11.2017

théâtre de la ville @ espace pierre cardin

PARIS (FR)

(festival d’automne)

11.11.2017

théâtre de la ville @ espace pierre cardin

PARIS (FR)

(festival d’automne)

13.11.2017

théâtre de la ville @ espace pierre cardin

PARIS (FR)

(festival d’automne)

14.11.2017

théâtre de la ville @ espace pierre cardin

PARIS (FR)

(festival d’automne)

15.11.2017

théâtre de la ville @ espace pierre cardin

PARIS (FR)

(festival d’automne)

17.11.2017

l’onde

VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY (FR)

22.11.2017

teatro vascello

ROME (IT)

(romaeuropa)
(premiere IT)

23.11.2017

teatro vascello

ROME (IT)

(romaeuropa)

28.11.2017

theater de veste

DELFT (NL)

30.11.2017

le parvis

TARBES (FR)

08.12.2017

cc het gasthuis

AARSCHOT (BE)

cancelled

14.12.2017

de nieuwe vorst

TILBURG (NL)

16.12.2017

korzo

THE HAGUE (NL)

10.01.2018

kc nona i.c.w. cc mechelen

MECHELEN (BE)

11.01.2018

kc nona i.c.w. cc mechelen

MECHELEN (BE)

12.01.2018

schouwburg kortrijk

KORTRIJK (BE)

16.01.2018

toneelschuur

HAARLEM (NL)

cancelled

19.01.2018

cc de werf

AALST (BE)

cancelled

20.01.2018

rotterdamse schouwburg

ROTTERDAM (NL)

cancelled

23.01.2018

stuk

LEUVEN (BE)

cancelled

24.01.2018

stuk

LEUVEN (BE)

cancelled

25.01.2018

c-mine cultuurcentrum

GENK (BE)

cancelled

07.02.2018

de warande

TURNHOUT (BE)

09.02.2018

de grote post

OSTEND (BE)

17.02.2018

theater kikker

UTRECHT (NL)

21.02.2018

westrand cultuurcentrum

DILBEEK (BE)

01.03.2018

wexner center for the arts

COLUMBUS OH (VS)

(premiere US)

02.03.2018

wexner center for the arts

COLUMBUS OH (VS)

03.03.2018

wexner center for the arts

COLUMBUS OH (VS)

04.03.2018

wexner center for the arts

COLUMBUS OH (VS)

17.03.2018

théâtre sévelin 36

LAUSANNE (CH)

(festival les printemps de sévelin en collaboration avec le programme commun)
(premiere CH)

18.03.2018

théâtre sévelin 36

LAUSANNE (CH)

(festival les printemps de sévelin en collaboration avec le programme commun)

22.03.2018

grand theatre

GRONINGEN (NL)

23.03.2018

c-mine cultuurcentrum

GENK (BE)

new date!

26.03.2018

le gymnase cdcn

ROUBAIX (FR)

(le grand bain)

27.03.2018

le gymnase cdcn

ROUBAIX (FR)

(le grand bain)

29.03.2018

cc de factorij

ZAVENTEM (BE)

04.04.2018

chassé theater

BREDA (NL)

14.04.2018

cc de werf

AALST (BE)

new date!

18.04.2018

cc brugge (maz)

BRUGES (BE)

20.04.2018

cc nova

WETTEREN (BE)

26.04.2018

beursschouwburg

BRUSSELS (BE)

27.04.2018

beursschouwburg

BRUSSELS (BE)

28.04.2018

beursschouwburg

BRUSSELS (BE)

01.05.2018

toneelschuur

HAARLEM (NL)

new date!

17.05.2018

schouwburg odeon

ZWOLLE (NL)

08.06.2018

rotterdamse schouwburg

ROTTERDAM (NL)

09.06.2018

toneelhuis

ANTWERP (BE)

(antwerpse kleppers)

31.08.2018

adc theatre

GENEVA (CH)

(la bâtie)

01.09.2018

adc theatre

GENEVA (CH)

(la bâtie)

02.09.2018

adc theatre

GENEVA (CH)

(la bâtie)

14.10.2018

de bordenhal

MAASTRICHT (NL)

06.12.2018

tanzquartier

VIENNA (AT)

06.12.2018

tanzquartier

VIENNA (AT)

07.12.2018

tanzquartier

VIENNA (AT)

07.12.2018

tanzquartier

VIENNA (AT)

11.12.2018

stuk

LEUVEN (BE)

12.12.2018

stuk

LEUVEN (BE)

13.12.2018

stuk

LEUVEN (BE)

20.12.2018

espaces pluriels

PAU (FR)

29.01.2019

cc maasmechelen

MAASMECHELEN (BE)

02.02.2019

cc lokeren

LOKEREN (BE)

05.02.2019

scène nationale

DIEPPE (FR)

11.02.2019

les hivernales

AVIGNON (FR)

06.03.2019

cc de werft

GEEL (BE)

12.03.2019

le lieu unique

NANTES (FR)

13.03.2019

le lieu unique

NANTES (FR)

15.02.2019

dansens hus

OSLO (NO)

16.02.2019

dansens hus

OSLO (NO)

17.02.2019

dansens hus

OSLO (NO)

16.03.2019

the market theatre

JOHANNESBURG (ZA)

(premiere ZA)

21.03.2019

klein karoo nasionale kunstefees

OUDTSHOORN (ZA)

22.03.2019

klein karoo nasionale kunstefees

OUDTSHOORN (ZA)

(premiere ZA)

26.03.2019

ccha

HASSELT (BE)

30.03.2019

cc casinokoksijde

KOKSIJDE (BE)

17.06.2019

szene salzburg

SALZBURG (AT)

(sommerszene)

18.06.2019

szene salzburg

SALZBURG (AT)

(sommerszene)

24.10.2019

national performing arts center

TAIPEI (TW)

25.10.2019

national performing arts center

TAIPEI (TW)

26.10.2019

national performing arts center

TAIPEI (TW)

27.10.2019

national performing arts center

TAIPEI (TW)

27.11.2019

la halle aux grains – scène nationale

BLOIS (FR)

12.12.2019

le carreau – scène nationale

FORBACH (FR)

19.12.2019

cc ter dilft

BORNEM (BE)

20.12.2019

parktheater eindhoven

EINDHOVEN (NL)

05.03.2020

teatros del canal

MADRID (ES)

06.03.2020

teatros del canal

MADRID (ES)

09.03.2020

teatro calderón

VALLADOLID (ES)

past dates →

press

download PDF Jan Dertaelen, De Morgen, 29.09.2017 ****

download PDF Charlotte De Somviele, De Standaard, 30.09.2017 ****

download PDF Evelyne Bauer, Cutting Edge, 30.09.2017 ****

download PDF Rosa Lambert, Etcetera, 11.10.2017

download PDF Something Curated, 19.10.2017

download PDF Mirjam van der Linden, de Volkskrant, 24.10.2017

download PDF Fritz de Jong, Het Parool, 24.10.2017 ****

download PDF Jordi Ribot Thunnissen, El Balandre, 27.10.2017

download PDF Giannarita Martino, Danza Effebi, 05.12.2017

download PDF Maria Marangolo, Danza Effebi, 06.12.2017

press in other languages

download PDF / FR / Philippe Noisette, Les Inrockuptibles, 30.08.2017

download PDF / FR / Jan Dertaelen, De Morgen, 29.09.2017 ****

download PDF / FR / Charlotte De Somviele, De Standaard, 30.09.2017 ****

download PDF / FR / Evelyne Bauer, Cutting Edge, 30.09.2017 ****

download PDF / FR / Rosa Lambert, Etcetera, 11.10.2017

download PDF / FR / Rosita Boisseau, Le Monde, 03.11.2017

download PDF / FR / Philippe Noisette, Les Echos, 13.11.2017

download PDF / FR / Amelie Blaustein Niddam, Toute la Culture, 14.11.2017

download PDF / FR / Moïra Dalant, Mouvement, 14.11.2017

download PDF / FR / Wilson le Personnic, Ma Culture, 14.11.2017

download PDF / IT / Giannarita Martino, Danza Effebi, 05.12.2017

download PDF / IT / Maria Marangolo, Danza Effebi, 06.12.2017

RULE OF THREE © Phile Deprez
© Phile Deprez
© Phile Deprez

RULE OF THREE (2017)

Jan Martens & NAH

RULE OF THREE takes as its starting point our ability to zap in a flash from one impression to another. A sequence of scenes echoes the fragmentary experience of reality that is the consequence of this overload of stimuli.

RULE OF THREE positions itself as a danced performance somewhere in between a concert and a short-story collection. It is a collection of short stories written with bodies, light, music, costumes and text. An untamed meditation which, just like these times, builds on contrasts: between stillness and explosion, precision and intuition, heart and reason. For RULE OF THREE, Jan Martens collaborates for the very first time with American producer and drummer NAH whoes music blends live and programmed drums with found sounds and heavily manipulated samples. On stage, three performers engage in a dialogue with NAH’s eclectic musical composition and keep driving up the sensory stimulation.

"An eclectic hyperdance ... Martens captures the mindset of our hectic age in the shimmering interplay between dance and music: routinely numbed by ever-changing stimuli, fragmentary, zapping, lacking in concentration."

Charlotte De Somviele, De Standaard, 30 September 2017 ****

“An impressive dance performance that time after time incites reflection. A breath of fresh air.”

Jan Dertaelen, De Morgen, 29 September 2017 ****

credits

PREMIERE: 28 September 2017, deSingel international arts campus Antwerp (BE)
BY: Jan Martens
WITH: Baptiste Cazaux/Steven Michel, Dan Mussett & Courtney May Robertson
CAST PREMIERE: Julien Josse, Steven Michel & Courtney May Robertson
LIVE MUSIC CREATED AND PERFORMED BY: NAH
WITH SHORT STORIES BY: Lydia Davis © Denise Shannon Literary Agency, Inc.
COSTUME: Valérie Hellebaut
LIGHTING DESIGN: Jan Fedinger
DRAMATURGE: Greet Van Poeck
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR: Anne-Lise Brevers
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION: Michel Spang / Marie Vandecasteele
DURATION: 75 minutes
PRODUCTION: GRIP
INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION: A Propic / Line Rousseau & Marion Gauvent
CO-PRODUCTION: deSingel international arts campus, Théâtre de la Ville – Paris with Festival d’Automne à Paris, Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix - Hauts-de-France & tanzhaus nrw
WITH THE SUPPORT OF: STUK Kunstencentrum & Grand Theatre
WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF: The Government of Flanders and the city of Antwerp
THANKS TO: Marc Vanrunxt & Anne-Lise Brevers

Short stories by Lydia Davis:
'Writing' and 'The Dog Hair' from 'CAN'T & WON'T' by Lydia Davis. Copyright © 2014 by Lydia Davis.
'Suddenly Afraid' from 'VARIETIES OF DISTURBANCE'. Copyright © 2007 by Lydia Davis.

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