Voetvolk: Into the Open

Voetvolk detonate a dance-energy-bomb

Voetvolk: Into the Open (2022)

What does the urge to party look and sound like? Into the Open is a music and movement piece by Belgian contemporary dance/performance company Voetvolk.

They have taken the most full-on, disorienting elements and altered states from the modern dancefloor and thrown them all together into the ultimate trance dance experience. Grotesque, absurd and compelling, it’s nevertheless a joyous show that has been describe as an ‘LSD trip from heaven’.

On stage, the band Dendermonde whip up a long, repetitive, evolving groove reminiscent of classic krautrock from Can or Neu!, crossed with The Chemical Brothers’ high voltage beats. At the same time, seven performers embody the groove and spur each other on to share the energy of the music. The wild party atmosphere they generate has been described as ‘definitely a horny performance’.

Voetvolk was founded in 2007 by choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez and musician/composer Maarten van Cauwenberghe. They have created more than 10 performance pieces including The Sea Within at Dansens hus, Oslo, in 2018.