31 rue Vandenbranden 2018 / Collaboration

31 rue Vandenbranden is a creation by Gabriela Carrizo and Franck Chartier with the ballet of the Opéra de Lyon. The production premiered on 11 September 2018 as the opening of the Biennale de la Danse de Lyon. It is an adaptation of Peeping Tom’s original creation 32 rue Vandenbranden.

The original production 32 rue Vandenbranden was inspired by the Japanese film The Ballad of Narayama, in which an old woman is taken to the top of a mountain by her children, to die. In 31 rue Vandenbranden, we return to this snowy mountain top under a wide-open sky. Only two rickety caravans offer protection to the elements of nature. The inhabitants of this isolated community are confronted with their loneliness and subconscious. The space in which they live is filled with hopelessness and melancholy, while at the same time being poetic and beautiful. Gradually, the borders between what happens in reality and what is imagined become blurred.

Concept and adaptation
Gabriela Carrizo, Franck Chartier

With the dancers of
the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon

Mezzo-soprano
Eurudike De Beul

INSPIRED BY 32 RUE VANDENBRANDEN, A PEEPING TOM PRODUCTION

Concept & Direction
Gabriela Carrizo, Franck Chartier

Dance & creation
Jos Baker, Eurudike De Beul, Marie Gyselbrecht, Hun-Mok Jung, Maria Carolina Vieira (before: Sabine Molenaar), Seoljin Kim

Dramaturgy
Hildegard De Vuyst en Nico Leunen

Sound composition
Juan Carlos Tolosa, Glenn Vervliet

Set design
Peeping Tom, Nele Dirckx, Yves Leirs, Frederik Liekens

Lighting design
Filip Timmerman, Yves Leirs

Costumes
Diane Fourdrignier, HyoJung Jang