Rosas - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

A scathing Flemish woman. With sharp movements. Like a knife. With astonishment, as if she didn't quite know what she was doing, but she knew very well. Sweat on her upper lip. Feet on the ground." In 37 words, author and actor Josse De Pauw recalls Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker as he remembers her in Rosas danst Rosas, alongside a "solid Italian", a "little Japanese girl" and a "great Walloon". Other authors in this book are more prolix. Taken together, all these texts - well-supported essays, in-depth interviews and summary recollections - paint a fascinating portrait of the work of the choreographer and her company. This book retraces the path taken by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Rosas over the last twenty years, in words and images, as well as a comprehensive documentary section. It is an indispensable reference work for the many fans of contemporary dance and Rosas. The contributors are Jean-Marc Adolphe, Sara Jansen, Anna Luyten, Jean-Luc Plouvier, Pieter T'Jonck, Michel Uytterhoeven, Elke Van Campenhout and Marianne Van Kerkhoven. Rosas/Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, si et seulement si étonnement includes numerous, often previously unpublished photographs by Herman Sorgeloos and, among others, Bernaded Dexters, Serge Leblon and Jean-Luc Tanghe.