Blush

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Blush

Season

2001-2002

"Siren's lullabyThey say that grass is green and lips are red,and that their colours fade when they are dead.That every tear you shedis made of salt and water.And they say no othertruth is true. Believe me,nothing's ever as it seems,this world is just a twisted dream.Forget all things you've ever read.Colours do not fade when they are dead.Forget all things you've ever known.Look at me: a star that glows, belladonna in my eyes, a sparkling jewel in the night – as I wait to hold you tight.Think of all my kisses blue,purple blossoms all over you.Look at me if still you're there.  (Look at me if you still dare.)Come to me as once you did, give me once again your lips. Take away my pearls, my tearsbefore they tear apart my heart.I remember your first glancewhen I took away my handsto let you see me. And you did.The blush was burning like a rose.Come to me, I shall be yours – Climb the highest tree,stretch your arms and reach for me.I'll carry you into the skyand there I shall become your bride(only this one and fatal night).But if you choose not to come, I'll die each time you don'tand every single time I die I'll lose a memory of youand every single memory I lose will take another breath away from you . Peter VerhelstBlush is an exploration into the emotions that cause one to blush. A mixed cast of ten performers, including Wim Vandekeybus himself, confronts extreme notions such as beauty and ugliness.  Social rules are thrown to the winds; suppressed feelings and uncontrollable emotions explode on stage. Love is present in all its states – lust, temptation, exhilaration and shame. The performance shimmers with poetry, ecstasy and joy but also with sorrow, mourning and tears. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Film sequences by Wim Vandekeybus create a seamless border between two worlds.  The Flemish author Peter Verhelst followed the creation process, structuring the texts by the dancers into soothing words, volatile metaphors and rich poetry. The Denver-based singer and songwriter David Eugene Edwards (Woven Hand & 16 Horsepower) composed the music. The sound of his banjo and his deep soul voice form the background to an avalanche of images. Vandekeybus' work seems to push dancers and technology beyond their limits, in a total osmosis of live action, film and music.  Blush seethes with energy, danger, emotion and sensuality. "

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