Mitten, Olivia Rochette & Gerard-Jan Claes, Belgium, France, 2019, 53’
Documentary, o.v. French, English, Italian subtitles
October 5, 2019, 9.30 Pm, Zerogloss / Exworks
Mitten follows the final weeks of rehearsal of Mitten wir im Leben sind, a performance by choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, her company Rosas and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, based on the Six cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach. The film offers a glance into De Keersmaeker’s meticulous working process, building a choreographic universe by studying musical composition.
Director’s bio-filmography
Born in 1987, Olivia Rochette and Gerard-Jan Claes graduated in 2010 at the School of Arts – KASK in Ghent, with the documentary film Because We Are Visual, which was followed in 2012 by Rain, about Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. In 2016 they created the documentary film Grands travaux, award-winning film at WTFF2.
Trailer
Direction and Screenplay Olivia Rochette e Gerard-Jan Claes
Cinematography Olivia Rochette
Sound Lennert De Taeye
Editing Dieter Diependaele
Sound Editing Sabrina Calmels
Music Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean-Guihen Queyras
Cast Boštjan Antončič, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Marie Goudot, Julien Monty, Michaël Pomero, Jean-Guihen Queyras
Production and Distribution Accattone films
Website claes-rochette.be | accattonefilms.be