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.
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28.09.2017
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de singel
ANTWERP (BE)
(premiere BE)
29.09.2017
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de singel
ANTWERP (BE)
30.09.2017
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de singel
ANTWERP (BE)
06.10.2017
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tanzhaus nrw
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07.10.2017
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tanzhaus nrw
DUSSELDORF (DE)
11.10.2017
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12.10.2017
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13.10.2017
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19.10.2017
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20.10.2017
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LONDON (UK)
24.10.2017
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25.10.2017
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09.11.2017
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10.11.2017
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11.11.2017
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13.11.2017
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14.11.2017
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15.11.2017
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17.11.2017
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VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY (FR)
22.11.2017
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23.11.2017
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28.11.2017
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30.11.2017
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08.12.2017
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14.12.2017
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16.12.2017
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10.01.2018
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11.01.2018
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12.01.2018
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16.01.2018
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19.01.2018
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20.01.2018
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23.01.2018
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24.01.2018
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25.01.2018
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07.02.2018
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09.02.2018
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17.02.2018
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21.02.2018
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01.03.2018
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COLUMBUS OH (VS)
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02.03.2018
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COLUMBUS OH (VS)
03.03.2018
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COLUMBUS OH (VS)
04.03.2018
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COLUMBUS OH (VS)
17.03.2018
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18.03.2018
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LAUSANNE (CH)
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22.03.2018
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23.03.2018
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26.03.2018
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27.03.2018
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29.03.2018
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04.04.2018
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14.04.2018
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18.04.2018
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20.04.2018
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26.04.2018
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27.04.2018
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28.04.2018
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01.05.2018
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17.05.2018
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08.06.2018
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09.06.2018
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ANTWERP (BE)
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31.08.2018
adc theatre
GENEVA (CH)
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01.09.2018
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GENEVA (CH)
(la bâtie)
02.09.2018
adc theatre
GENEVA (CH)
(la bâtie)
14.10.2018
de bordenhal
MAASTRICHT (NL)
06.12.2018
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VIENNA (AT)
06.12.2018
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VIENNA (AT)
07.12.2018
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VIENNA (AT)
07.12.2018
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VIENNA (AT)
11.12.2018
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12.12.2018
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LEUVEN (BE)
13.12.2018
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LEUVEN (BE)
20.12.2018
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PAU (FR)
29.01.2019
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MAASMECHELEN (BE)
02.02.2019
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LOKEREN (BE)
05.02.2019
scène nationale
DIEPPE (FR)
11.02.2019
les hivernales
AVIGNON (FR)
06.03.2019
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GEEL (BE)
12.03.2019
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NANTES (FR)
13.03.2019
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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)
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26.03.2019
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HASSELT (BE)
30.03.2019
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KOKSIJDE (BE)
17.06.2019
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SALZBURG (AT)
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18.06.2019
szene salzburg
SALZBURG (AT)
(sommerszene)
24.10.2019
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national performing arts center
TAIPEI (TW)
25.10.2019
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national performing arts center
TAIPEI (TW)
26.10.2019
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national performing arts center
TAIPEI (TW)
27.10.2019
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national performing arts center
TAIPEI (TW)
27.11.2019
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la halle aux grains – scène nationale
BLOIS (FR)
12.12.2019
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FORBACH (FR)
19.12.2019
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BORNEM (BE)
20.12.2019
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EINDHOVEN (NL)
05.03.2020
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teatros del canal
MADRID (ES)
06.03.2020
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MADRID (ES)
09.03.2020
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VALLADOLID (ES)
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