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What to expect

This dance piece by Jan Martens, created in 2014, centres on jumping and counting.

  • Dancers stand in a row and jump.
  • The jumps follow a strict pattern.
  • The effort lasts almost the whole piece.
  • Tiredness brings out the dancers' humanity.
  • It asks what we see in dancing bodies.
  • The text mentions a 2025 performance.

Dates

Questions

When does THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0 start and end?

THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0 is on Tuesday, 19 January 2027, 20:00 until 23:59.

Where is THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0?

THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER 2.0 takes place at Charleroi danse / La Raffinerie, Rue de Manchesterstraat 21, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek.

What happens in the piece?

Dancers stand in a row and jump in a strict choreographic pattern.

Jan Martens created the piece in 2014.

The effort lasts almost the whole performance.

The text calls it a tour de force of contemporary dance.

What is the piece about?

It asks what we see when we look at dancing bodies.

It questions the idea of ‘performance’ in dance.

It looks at the system that produces that performance.

As the dancers tire, their unique humanity comes forward.

How do I book?

No booking link or registration URL is listed for this event.

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Getting there

Charleroi danse / La Raffinerie, Rue de Manchesterstraat 21, 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE

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