Guest performances

À la carte

À la carte

Ioannis Mandafounis

We present "À la carte" at the Concertgebouw Brugge

"À la carte" consists of longer and shorter scenes, the order of which is not fixed. All movements arise from the meeting between the different bodies and from the contact with you. Each evening therefore becomes a unique experience. 

Concertgebouw BruggeBrügge (Guest performance)

  • Thu07.05.202620:00

À la carte

  • Choreography
    • Ioannis Mandafounis
  • Dance
    • Dancers of the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
  • Choreographic assistance
    • Pauline Huguet
  • Musical direction
    • Manon Parent
  • Dramaturgy
    • Anna Lemonaki
    • Philipp Scholtysik
  • Stage and Lighting
    • Ioannis Mandafounis
  • Costumes
    • Thomas Bradley
  • Live Electronic Music
    • Emanuele Piras

Human encounters are always unpredictable. You eye one another, rush ahead, wait, circle each other, stumble, suddenly stop, start again - and maybe realize, ah, yes, we can understand each other.

The scenes in "À la carte" use different props, sound effects, music and lighting to allow for a variety of dance styles, atmospheres and topics. The starting point is always the encounter between the ensemble and the audience, just as if they were cooking a colorful menu together. The framework for this is Ioannis Mandafounis' dance methodology, which makes it possible to create a choreography live on stage. Almost nothing that the dancers do in this production is predetermined. All movements arise from the meeting of the different bodies.

"À la carte" was the first production by the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company under the artistic direction of Ioannis Mandafounis. With this work, the ensemble presents its dance practice, which is based as much on the exchange between the individual artists as it is on communication with the audience.