Dance
Marc Brew & Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
an Accident / a Life
Performed in English with German surtitles
‘an Accident / a Life’ by Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is a breathtaking visual theatre experience combining music, dance, storytelling, film and a car. Based on their own life experiences, the two choreographers investigate what it means when everything in life is suddenly turned upside down. For Marc Brew, it was a car accident that forced him to reinvent his idea of movement and dance from one second to the next.
This autobiographical piece not only shows the moments in our lives when everything changes, it also focusses on the question of how we can deal with such a fateful blow. What happens when the way of life we have planned changes? How much determination do we have inside us, and can it help us find new and different paths?
This solo, which was developed partly through an extended residency from Tanzplattform Rhein-Main, is the first collaboration between the Scottish-based Australian dancer and choreographer Brew and the world-renowned Flemish-Moroccan choreographer Cherkaoui.
Cast
Director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Performer and co-creator Marc Brew
Design Pepijn Van Looy
Costume Stylist Veerle Van den Wouwer
Composition and Instrumentation Alexandre Dai Castaing
Lighting Consultant Adam Carrée
Video Artist Maxime Guislain
Rehearsal Director Hayley Earlam
Camera Operator/Stagehand Lewis Landini, Kazutomi Kozuki
Voice Coach Susan Worsfold
Creative Producer Susan Hay
Producer Gert Van Overloop
Artistic Associate Stephan Laks
Production Manager Grahame Coyle
Stage Manager Mickey Graham, Nils Geernaert
Sound Engineer Sam Martin-Randerson
Video Engineer Jamie Wardrop
Personal Assistant to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Lars Boot
Personal Assistant to Marc Brew Melanie Wilson
Cello Julia Kent
Direction & Production Floris Van Looy, Robbie Van Nieuwenhove, Tanker
Construction Koen Luypaert, Tanker
Press and Communications Jonas Schildermans
Partners
A collaboration between Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.This production is in honour of, and dedicated to Joanne, Simon and Toby and our families. A Marc Brew Company and Eastman production. In co-production with: Perpodium; the Hessisches Staatsballett in the frame of Tanzplattform Rhein-Main a collaboration project between the Hessisches Staatsballett in Staatstheater Darmstadt and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm; Holland Dance Festival and Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps. In Association with National Theatre Scotland. Co-commissioned by Tramway and Sadler’s Wells.Developed in residency at the Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB), Cumbernauld Theatre, The Work Room and De Warande.This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. With the support of the Flemish Government and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter programme and Creative Scotland.