Beyond the Skin

1999

TECHNICAL DATA

Choreography
Patrick Delcroix

Music
Eddie Fowlkes, Doctor L, Liam Farrel,
Suba, Arnaldo Antunes, Muki

Soundtrack
Eduardo Ferreira Paes Júnior

Lighting
Joyce Drummond

Costume
Patrick Delcroix, Camarim Artigos para Dança.

Synopsis
Além da Pele, do coreógrafo francês Patrick Delcroix, foi criada especialmente para a Cisne Negro Cia. de Dança. Segundo o próprio Patrick a essência da coreografia pode ser traduzida pelas seguintes palavras: “Além da aparência, nós podemos ser qualquer outra coisa, ter uma outra personalidade, ter outros desejos, ou sermos nós mesmos. Cada um é a sua própria imaginação”.

Duration
27'08''

Year of debut
1999

Patrick Delcroix

He participated for 15 years in Jiri Kylian's Nederlands Dans Theatre, one of the most important companies in the world, first as a dancer and then as choreographer-resident. Delcroix has participated in the works of great choreographers: Billy Forsythe, Mats Ek, Edouard Lock, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Hans van Manen, besides Kylian. From '90 on, he developed a series of choreographies for various European groups and since '92 has been teaching the NDT repertoire at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. In 2001, Patrick Delcroix was made a Gentleman of Arts and Letters by the French government for his work in the world of dance. In addition to Reflecting in the Mirror, Delcroix has choreographed for Cisne Negro Cia. de Dança the ballets Além da Pele (1998) and Cherché, Trouvé, Perdu (2002).