Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich

Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Created with Jennifer Everhard (Come Out) Michèle Anne De Mey (Piano Phase, Clapping Music) Danced by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Tale Dolven Music Steve Reich -Piano Phase (1967) -Come Out (1966) -Violin Phase (1967) -Clapping Music (1972) Light design Mark Schwentner (Violin Phase & Come Out) Remon Fromont (Piano Phase & Clapping Music) Costumes Martine André & Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Production 1982-Schaamte (Brussels), Avila (Brussels) 1993-Rosas & De Munt / La Monnaie (Brussels) Coproduction Early Works Sadler’s Wells (London), Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg Premiere 18/03/1982, Beursschouwburg (Brussels) Photos (c) Herman Sorgeloos Fase consists of three duets and one solo dance, choreographed to four repetitive compositions by the American minimalist musician, Steve Reich: Piano Phase, Come Out, Violin Phase and Clapping Music. Reich allows his tones to gradually shift in rhythm and melody and between the instruments. The choreography applies the same phase-shifting principle. The purely abstract movements are executed so perfectly that they seem almost mechanical and yet affect us in a strange way. A fascinating experience! Fase is probably Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s most frequently performed work.