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Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

The Dan Daw Show

Dan Daw Creative Projects

06 & 07.12.2024
Performance – Dance – Theatre

 In an attempt to rebuild his relationship with his disabled body, Dan Daw thumbs his nose at the shame with which he grew up. This agile body, which has earned him the acclaim of a demanding contemporary dance audience, has been viewed with suspicion by those around him and judged fit only for repair by the medical profession. The Dan Daw Show rises above these perceptions to celebrate joyously a body that is both out of the ordinary and powerful. 

With his partner Christopher Owen and directed by Mark Maughan, Dan Daw appropriates the codes of kink sexuality – based on dominant / submissive relations –
 in an attempt to expose a body that is finally fully emancipated through submission to the other. In the context of consent and attentive communication that characterizes BDSM practices, what may seem painful or violent to the outside eye is instead experienced as a joyous and liberating explosion by those involved. In this deliberately raw show, Dan Daw also reverses the power dynamic between himself and a largely non-disabled audience.

Dan Daw’s body exults in an extraordinary connection with his dominant partner. His armour cracks in an irrepressible movement. And shame is silenced forever.

Copresentation Les Halles de Schaerbeek (as part of the Festival HP24), Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

For exceptional reasons, the performances from 27.11 > 01.12.2024 are cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted directly by the box office for a refund. 

Calendar

  • - 20:15
  • - 19:15

Information

Language

en, surtitling fr, en

Duration

1hr30

Venue

Salle Jacques Huisman

Kids

16 +

Price

€9 > €21

Cast

Direction
Mark Maughan

By and with
Dan Daw
Christopher Owen

Artistic direction
Dan Daw

Direction
Mark Maughan

Movement and rehearsal direction
Sarah Blanc

Design
Emma Bailey

Lighting design
Nao Nagai

Composition and sound design
Guy Connelly

Dramaturgy
Brian Lobel

Artistic support
Dr Kate Marsh

Assistant direction
Thyrza Abrahams

Production and stage management
Froud

Executive director
Liz Counsell

Access coordination
Zed Lightheart

With public funding support from
Arts Council England through project grants, co-commissioned in 2019/20 by Sadler’s Wells, Arts House Melbourne, DanceHub Birmingham, The Lowry, Déda, Cambridge Junction, DanceXchange & Dance4

With support from
Shoreditch Town Hall, Candoco Dance Company et I’m Here, Where Are You? Festival

Research supported by
Jerwood Choreographic Research Project II

Acknowledgements
Invincible Rubber, Katie Vine and Tsubi Du, Phil Hargreaves

Hugo Glendinning
Le Rideau de saison, Maak & Transmettre · photo : Lucile Dizier, 2024