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Curators
Stephen Shropshire and Morgana Braga

Conversations
Toer van Schayk met:
Bruno Barat
Rachel Beaujean
Ted Brandsen
Prof. Dr. Emilie Sitzia
Ronald Wintjens

Sound and light
Xavier van Wersch

Subtitles
Elycio Talen

Translation
DUO Vertaalburo

Changing Shapes

Five conversations with Toer van Schayk

Nederlands
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To better appreciate the work of any artist, it is helpful to know the story behind their work. And there is no better way to do that than “in conversation” with the artist themselves. With that in mind, we have imagined dansMuseum #5 as a series of conversations with Toer van Schayk in hopes of accessing the archive of his unique artistic experience. In this exhibition you are invited to listen in as he discusses five of his works with five different guests—each conversation revealing new insights about the works themselves and his iconoclastic practice.
Episodes
Watch episode #1
Untitled Drawing Series (2018-2021)
with Prof. Dr. Emilie Sitzia
Watch episode #2
The Swan
with Ronald Wintjens
Watch episode #3
Lucifer Studies
with Ted Brandsen
Watch episode #4
De Omkeerbaarheid van Roest
with Rachel Beaujean
Watch episode #5
Ik Wil, Ik Wil Nummer 1
with Bruno Barat

About Toer van Schayk

Toer Van Schayk is a choreographer and visual artist. He studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, followed by advanced studies in visual arts at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp. During his sixty-year career at the Dutch National Ballet, he has been a celebrated dancer, scenic designer and choreographer, creating 56 ballets for the company, including 7e Symphony for which he won the VSCD choreography prize in 1987. In 2012 he received the Zilveren Penning from the city of Amsterdam and the Benois de la Danse Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2016 he was named an Officer in the Orde van Orange-Nassau.