"A production inspired by old myths and the murder of innocent people. Wim VandeKeybus narrates about power-struggles, the unbearable pain of meaningless murder and the fear of the unknown." In Puur, Wim Vandekeybus tries to integrate film and dance. Dancers react to the images. On stage and on screen. Edwards' music is featured in Puur and Edwards features in the film. He plays a social outcast and musician, and his spoken lines are in the -let's call it- "Russian" we know from live shows.

A production by Ultima Vez and KVS (Royal Flemish Theatre) (Brussels) in co-production with Festival d'Avignon, PACT Zollverein/Choreographisches Zentrum NRW (Essen), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Singapore Arts Festival and Cankarjev Dom (Ljubljana).

With the support of the Culture 2000 programme of the European Union and the Cultural Actions Programme of the SACD (Belgium).

In 2006, Glitterhouse released (mail-order only) PUUR, the original score of the production.

Puur on tour:

27-28/05-05: Singapore Arts Festival, Victoria Theatre, Singapore (SG)
7-10/09/2005: KVSBOX, Brussels (BE)
23/09/2005: Mot, International Theatre Festival, Skopje (MK)
27-29/09/2005: Festival van Vlaanderen: Vlaamse opera Gent (org. Festival van Vlaanderen - Gent, Vooruit & Vlaamse Opera) (BE)*
6-9/10/2005: Ruhrtruennale 2005
Pact Zollverein/Choreographisches Zentrum NRW, Essen (DE)
14, 15/10/2005: Magdalenazaal, Cultuurcentrum, Brugge (BE)
20-22/10/2005: Dansenshus, Stockholm (SE)
4-6/11/2005: Taipei International Arts Festival, National Theatre (TW)
29/11 - 3/12/2005: Théåtre de la Ville, Paris (FR)
20-22/12/2005: DeSingel, Antwerpen (BE)

2006:

6-7/01/2006: Le-Maillon, Strassbourg (FR)
11/01/2006: Cultureel Centrum, Hasselt (BE)
13/01/2006: Cultuurcentrum de Spil, Roeslare (BE)
16, 17/01/2005: Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam (NL)
20-21/01/2006: Cultuurcentrum, Kortrijk (BE)
24/01/2006: Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht (NL)
31/01/2006: Stadsschouwburg, Groningen (NL)
7/02/2006: Maison de la culture, Bourges (FR)
10-11/02/2006: Théåtre de Cornouaille, Quimper (FR)
14/02/2006: Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht (NL)
17/02/2006: De Waranda, Turnhout (BE)
3-4/03/2006: Teatro Central, Sevilla (ES)
14/03/2006: Cankarjev Dom, Ljubijana (SI)
17/03/2006: Sschouwburg Kunstmin, Dordrecht (NL)
23-26/03/2006: Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona (ES)
3,4/04/2005: Stadsschouwburg Leuven (org. STUK), Leuven (BE)
12-15, 17-18, 20-21/04/2006: KVSBOL, Brussels (BE)

* With Woven Hand, for more details see the 08-09-05 Horsemouth entry.


Technical Specifications:
year of production 2005
Credits:
direction & choreography Scenography and film Wim Vandekeybus
music David Eugene Edwards, Fausto Romitelli
text P.F. Thomése, Ultima Vez

Created with and performed by Laura Arís, Tone Brulin, Elena Fokina, Robert M. Hayden, Krijn Hermans, Milan Herich, Germán Jauregui Allue, Jorge Jauregui Allue, Linda Kapetanea, Thi-Mai Nguyen, Manuel Ronda, Helder Seabra, Won-Myeong Won

For more information and tourdates, visit the Ultima Vez website.