Birth Of Prey [2008]

The human body is a machine full of animal reflexes and signals. Our spirit drives that beautiful instrument, but what drives our mind?

BIRTH of PREY observes the routines, rituals and the body language between predator and prey.

BIRTH of PREY, a circular ritual that gives form to the interaction between the rational instruction and the metaphysical emotion.

The constant metamorphosis of the being.

PRESS CUTTINGS

Gruwez does surrender her body entirely in performance and puts every centimetre of flesh, muscle and ligament at its disposal with a litheness that remains almost unconceivable.”

By Jackie Fletcher in The British Theatre Guide

“Gruwez is her own secret weapon. She has a fascinating stage presence you are not able to get around.”

By Daniëlle Deregt in De Standaard

Lisbeth Gruwez’ solo is hard fare, yet exuding a quality that is hard to elude. No matter how self-tormented the dancer stages herself, steeped in pain, this is matched by her protean flexibility, the perfect control of her body and her theatrical effectiveness - a dance performance that will not easily fade.

By Isabell Steinböck in Allgemeine Zeitung

“Birth of Prey” is the title chosen by the Belgian group Voetvolk for this fascinating and sometimes uncanny dance performance …

… Music and dance liberate an enormous, archaically potent force, which at the same time seduces by its extraordinary exactitude.

By Helmut Jasny in MZ 

Performance & dance

Lisbeth Gruwez

Musicians

Dave Schroyen & Maarten Van Cauwenberghe 

Costumes

Joëlle Meerbergen & Lisbeth Gruwez

Lightdesign

Koen Raes 

Production

Voetvolk vzw 

Coproducers

Buda kunstencentrum & TROUBLEYN/Jan Fabre 

With the support of 

de Vlaamse overheid

Thanks to

Beursschouwburg, WP Zimmer, DEE Sound & Light 

Distribution 

Key Performance

Pictures

Videos

Press

	Täter - Opfer - Tänzerin
	Jan 6 2011 Heavy Dance
	Nov 24 2008 Het geheime wapen van Lisbeth Gruwez
	Jan 1 2010 "un recorrido excepcional”
	Nov 21 2008 Het draait altijd om macht
	Feb 24 2012 Une fusion sublime de danse et de musique live
	Feb 21 2012 Birth of Prey: Bête de scène
	Feb 25 2012 Birth Of Prey de Lisbeth Gruwez
	Feb 10 2012 ‘Foot soldier’ is in a position of power
	Jul 14 2009 Geboorte van een prooi

Technical rider