STEP UP! BELGIAN DANCE AND PERFORMANCE ON CAMERA 1970-2000

On December 21st 2016, at the occation of Le Jour le plus Court in which Argos organizes two screenings with animation short film, the first chapter of the exhibtion STEP UP! Belgian Dance and Performance on Camera 1970-2000 is exceptionally open between 2pm and 6pm. Last chance to come to Argos and see the works of Pascal Baes, Claude Cattelain, Edith Dekyndt, Thierry De Mey, Michel François, Jacques-Louis Nyst, Eric Pauwels and Angel Vergara.

With over fifty films and videos from the Argos Collection, the evolving group exhibition STEP UP! provides an exciting selection of Belgian works at the intersection of dance, performance and visual arts from the period 1970-2000.

While the oldest contributions by Jacques-Louis Nyst, Jacques Lennep or Lili Dujourie are more conceptual in nature, a fresh generation of dancers and choreographers see the light from the 1980s and '90s on. Iconic figures - including Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Wim Vandekeybus and Alain Platel - give the scenery a dash of fresh air. They and many others join forces with artists / filmmakers such as Thierry De Mey, Sven Augustijnen or Johan Grimonprez. It leads to a wave of creative films in which the camera, editing and evolving technology play important roles.

While dance and camera experience an intense ardent love affair, artists including Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Edith Dekyndt or Harald Thys and Jos De Gruyter deliver groundbreaking video art performances.

Without having encyclopedic ambitions, STEP UP! offers an overview of 30 years of Belgian artistic production. During the exhibition period, the project eleborates in five completely different stages. After a short winter break, STEP UP! continues from January 28 to March 19, 2017.

WITH WORKS BY Pascal Baes, Claude Cattelain, Edith Dekyndt, Thierry De Mey, Michel François, Jacques-Louis Nyst, Eric Pauwels en Angel Vergara.

WITH CHOREOGRAPHIES BY Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.