Rosas Repertory
Die Große Fuge

'Die Große Fuge' - part of the performance 'Erts' from A.T. De Keersmaeker, created in 1992, is a piece danced to Beethoven's String Quartet op.133 'Die Große Fuge'. Each dancer follows the voice of one of the four instruments: 1st Violin, 2nd Violin, Viola and Violoncello. At the beginning this piece was danced by six men and one woman, later on by 8 dancers. The piece consists of three themes: First Fugue, Fugato and Second Fugue, and each theme is variated. We will focus on the construction of the music and learn the dance material of two of the themes, and how they change and develop in their many variations. It’s a difficult piece to dance - demanding a lot of concentration to keep the rhythm going.



Nordine Benchorf
Nordine Benchorf has been at the CBDC in Angers/France, after having started with dance in the Studio of Marie-Do Haas. Since then he has worked with numerous choreographers, a.o. Odile Duboc, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (from 1988 to 1992), Wim Vandekeybus, Grace Ellen Barkey and Catarina Sagna. He is teaching a number of companies (Rosas, Ultima Vez, Needcompany, Thierry Smith) and is faculty member at P.A.R.T.S., where he is mainly teaching the repertory of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.