EN AVANT, MARCHE! | LES BALLETS C DE LA B

For En avant, marche! the directors Frank Van Laecke and Alain Platel have taken inspiration from the tradition of musical groups which for decades have been part of the social and cultural life. The musical direction is in the hands of Steven Prengels. At every venue, the four actors and seven musicians will be joined by a local brass band or marching band on stage. In Brescia, the band will be “Isidoro Capitanio”.
The music, ranging from Beethoven to Mahler, from Verdi to the national anthem, combined with Luigi Pirandello’s L’uomo dal fiore in bocca (The Man with the Flower in his Mouth) creates an extraordinary, dynamic and moving fresco, made of music, dance and acting where everyone, in his own loneliness, tries to find a common direction. En avant, marche! won the Herald Angel Award in Edinburgh International Festival 2015 edition.

The show winds in a continuous, wonderful and heartrenting counterpoint.
Roberta Ferraresi Doppiozero

Founded in 1984 “les ballets C de la B” has become one of the most influential performing arts companies in the world, thanks to an eclectic mix of contemporary dance, acting and music. The Director Alain Platel is universally recognized as one of the greatest artist of the last thirty years. In May 2015 Platel has been nominated “Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” of French Republic, in September he got the “Flemish Cultural Award” from Culture Ministry of Belgium and in October he won the “Grand Prix de la Danse” in Montréal, Canada. For En avant, marche! he works together with director Frank Van Laecke and composer Steven Prengels, both with whom he made the marvellous Gardenia in 2010.