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FILM TALKS

Wim Vandekeybus
Wim Vandekeybus is a renowned film-maker as well as choreographer. There will be the rare opportunity to see his work screened, accompanied by a talk by Vandekeybus himself, at the following venues.

GLASGOW
Monday 16 February at 7.30pm

Gilmore Hill G12
9 University Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ

Ticket prices: £4/£2 concession
Tickets: Gilmorehill Box Office
Tel: 0141 330 5522
Open: 10am - 3pm (8pm on performance nights)
Email: boxoffice@gilmorehillg12.co.uk
Website: www.gilmorehill.co.uk

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Followed by a talk from Wim Vandekeybus

Book your tickets for BLUSH at the Theatre Royal box office. Film & talk only tickets are available for £4 (£2 concessions).

NEWCASTLE
Saturday 21 February

Tyneside Cinema
10 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 6QG

Ticket prices: £3 (£2 concessions)
Tel: 0191 232 8289
Email: boxoffice@tynecine.org
Fax: 0191 221 0535

11am-3pm: All day screening of Wim Vandekeybus videos in the Mike Figgis Digital Suite
3pm: In Spite of Wishing and Wanting followed by a talk from Wim Vandekeybus hosted by Janet Archer of Dance City.

Tickets are free to BLUSH bookers. Ask for your free ticket at the Newcastle Playhouse box office when booking your seats for BLUSH. Film & talk only tickets are available for £3 (£2 concessions) from the Playhouse and Tyneside Cinema.


NOTTINGHAM
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 31 January

"Inasmuch..."
Tuesday 13th - Saturday 17th January

Roseland
Monday 19th - Saturday 24th January

In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Monday 26th - Saturday 31st January

Opening Times: Monday - Thursday: 10.00am - 5.00pm, Friday: 10.00am -
4.00pm, Saturday: 1.00 - 5.00pm

Entry to all screenings is free

The Bonington Gallery
The Nottingham Trent University
Bonington Building
Dryden Street
Nottingham
NG1 4GG
Tel: 0115 848 6131


In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
a dance video by Wim Vandekeybus

In creating this piece, Wim Vandekeybus worked in close collaboration with composer David Byrne, primarily known as co-founder of the Talking Heads, and with an all-male company. Vandekeybus says In Spite of Wishing and Wanting "is about how it is impossible to explain your deepest wish or desire... But in your dreams and sleep, your deepest wishes and fears can be expressed."

Vandekeybus' style is known for its adrenalin-fuelled sense of danger, with a dance vocabulary drawn from everyday movement. These elements are all contained in this video that also marks a new departure for Vandekeybus in its exploration of the different tensions, responses, emotions and energy generated by a single sex cast.

Poetic and passionate, In Spite of Wishing and Wanting, is a powerful and moving mix of movement, music, symbol, words and silence. This screen adaptation of the work was shot in the atmospheric surroundings of a racetrack and at the beautiful ballroom-concert hall 'Vooruit Arts Center' in Ghent, Belgium.

CREDITS
direction > Wim Vandekeybus
music > David Byrne
sound design > Charo Calvo
editing > Dieter Diependaele
additional editor > Rudi Maerten
with > Nordine Benchorf, Jordí Galí Meléndez, Saïd Gharbi, Benoît Gob, Germán Jauregui Allue, Juha-Pekka Marsalo, Igor Paskiewicz, Ali Salmi, Giovanni Scarcella, Piotr Torzawa Giro, Gavin Webber
camera > Lieven Van Baelen, Wim Daniëls, Bart Verstockt
sound > Benjamin Dandoy
costumes > Lies Van Assche, Isabelle Lhoas
set-dresser > Christophe Olry
produced by > Bart Van Langendonck for Ultima Vez
executive production > Quasi Modo
with the support of > Fonds Film Vlaanderen
based on > In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (1999)