SWEAT BABY SWEAT
Jan Martens & GRIP
SWEAT BABY SWEAT is a performance about love. Following A SMALL GUIDE ON HOW TO TREAT YOUR LIFETIME COMPANION (2010), Jan Martens created a slow duet in which a man and a woman combine acrobatic strength with mental vulnerability: a look at love, beyond all the clichés.
In a provocatively slow dance, based on different movement languages such as butoh, yoga, circus acrobatics and rock ‘n’ roll dancing, two people hold on tight to one another. They neither want to nor can let go; after all, two is better than one. There is no absolute meaning, but a recognizability that gives the audience enough room to tie its own feelings, hopes and stories to that which is unfolding before their eyes. Jaap van Keulen provided the soundscape for the show and Paul Sixta the text projection.
SWEAT BABY SWEAT is a duet that has been touring nationally and internationally for years already and, together with THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER(2014), represented Jan Martens’ absolute breakthrough. The duet was selected for the Dutch Dance Festival 2012 and Circuit X 2013.
CREDITS
PREMIERE: 18 October 2011, Frascati Amsterdam (NL)
BY: Jan Martens
WITH: Kimmy Ligtvoet and Steven Michel
MUSIC: Jaap van Keulen
VIDEO: Paul Sixta
ADVICE: Peter Seynaeve
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION: Michel Spang
DURATION: 65 minutes
PRODUCTION: Frascati Productions, ICKamsterdam, TAKT Dommelhof and JAN vzw
INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION: A Propic / Line Rousseau and Marion Gauvent
THANKS TO: SummerStudios Brussels and Marc Vanrunxt
Photo by: Klaartjes Lambrechts
For pressmap, financial and technical conditions, please contact Line Rousseau or Marion Gauvent
AGENDA
under construction
Previous dates
2023
February 2023
18 Sweat Baby Sweat – Les Hivernales, Avignon (FR)
2022
March 2022
8 Sweat Baby Sweat – Maison de la Danse, Lyon (FR)
April 2022
26 Sweat Baby Sweat – CCAM, Vandoeuvre les Nancy (FR)
27 Sweat Baby Sweat – CCAM, Vandoeuvre les Nancy (FR)
May 2022
13/14 Sweat Baby Sweat – Fête de la Danse, Freiburg (CH)
June 2022
23 Sweat Baby Sweat – Szene Salzburg, Salzburg (AT)
24 Sweat Baby Sweat – Szene Salzburg, Salzburg (AT)
November 2022
18 Sweat Baby Sweat – Trafo, Budapest (HU)
19 Sweat Baby Sweat – Trafo, Budapest (HU)
2018
31 March 2018 cc waregem WAREGEM BE
07 April 2018 uppsala konsert & kongres UPPSALA SE
10 April 2018 norrlandsoperan UMEÅ SE
12 April 2018 sagateatern LINKÖPING SE
16 April 2018 dansstationen MALMÖ SE
17 April 2018 dansstationen MALMÖ SE
18 April 2018 falkhallen FALKENBERG SE
2017
18 January 2017 push festival / the dance center scotiabank VANCOUVER CA
19 January 2017 push festival / the dance center scotiabank VANCOUVER CA
20 January 2017 push festival / the dance center scotiabank VANCOUVER CA
22 January 2016 banff center BANFF CA
27 January 2017 abrons arts center NEW YORK US
28 January 2017 abrons arts center NEW YORK US
02 February 2017 contemporary arts center CINCINNATI US
03 February 2017 contemporary arts center CINCINNATI US
06 February 2017 antigel / salle du lignon GENEVA CH
07 February 2017 antigel / salle du lignon GENEVA CH
24 February 2017 dansens hus STOCKHOLM SE
25 February 2017 dansens hus STOCKHOLM SE
10 March 2017 theater kikker UTRECHT NL
13 March 2017 l’étincelle ROUEN FR
14 March 2017 l’étincelle ROUEN FR
7 December 2017 théâtre paul eluard BEZONS FR
2016
16 April 2016 rotterdamse schouwburg ROTTERDAM NL
18 June 2016 staatstheater DARMSTADT DE
19 June 2016 staatstheater DARMSTADT DE
01 July 2016 festival les 7 collines ST.-ETIENNE FR
12 July 2016 ravnedans KRISTIANSAND NO (premiere NO)
18 September 2016 indisciplinarte festival TERNI IT
21 September 2016 kc nona MECHELEN BE
22 September 2016 kc nona MECHELEN BE
23 September 2016 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
24 September 2016 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
27 October 2016 desingel ANTWERP BE
04 November 2016 regensburger tanztage REGENSBURG DE
27 November 2016 tanzhaus nrw DÜSSELDORF DE
09 December 2016 beursschouwburg BRUSSELS BE
10 December 2016 beursschouwburg BRUSSELS BE
2015
13 January 2015 parktheater EINDHOVEN NL
23 January 2015 tanzhaus nrw DÜSSELDORF DE
24 January 2015 tanzhaus nrw DÜSSELDORF DE
05 February 2015 cc diest DIEST BE
12 February 2015 tanz in BREMEN DE
14 February 2015 schouwburg ARNHEM NL
24 February 2015 cc maasmechelen MAASMECHELEN BE
27 February 2015 ccbe BERCHEM BE
28 February 2015 chassé theater BREDA NL
14 March 2015 gc de kluize OOSTERZELE BE
15 March 2015 cc het perron IEPER BE
17 March 2015 tanzmainz MAINS DE
18 April 2015 cc de woeker OUDENAARDE BE
23 April 2015 bipod maqamat BEIRUT LB (premiere LB)
06 may 2015 new baltic dance VILNIUS LT (premiere LT)
25 July 2015 mousonturm FRANKFURT DE
01 August 2015 theater aan zee OSTEND BE
02 August 2015 theater aan zee OSTEND BE
01 September 2015 kunstfest weiMarch WEIMARCH DE
02 September 2015 kunstfest weiMarch WEIMARCH DE
05 September 2015 neumunster luxemburg LUXEMBOURG (premiere LX)
08 September 2015 international dance festival HANNOVEMBERER DE
26 September 2015 l’actoral MONTPELLIER FR
27 September 2015 l’actoral MONTPELLIER FR
08 October 2015 wexner arts center COLUMBUS OHIO US (premiere US)
09 October 2015 wexner arts center COLUMBUS OHIO US
04 November 2015 euroscene festival LEIPZIG DE
05 November 2015 euroscene festival LEIPZIG DE
16 November 2015 next festival ROUBAIX FR
17 November 2015 next festival ROUBAIX FR
2014
11 January 2014 cc het gasthuis AARSCHOT BE
18 January 2014 cc ‘t vondel HALLE BE
24 January 2014 cc de adelberg LOMMEL BE
30 January2014 stadsschouwburg SINT-NIKLAAS BE
01 February 2014 cc Novembera WETTEREN BE
29 March 2014 les printemps de sévelin LAUSANNE CH
17 may 2014 c-mine GENK BE
28 may 2014 tanztage POTSDAM DE (premiere DE)
29 may 2014 tanztage POTSDAM DE
05 June 2014 queer ZAGREB HR (premiere HR)
26 June 2014 biennale de la danza VENICE IT (premiere IT)
28 August 2014 tanzmesse DÜSSELDORF DE
05 November 2014 dansehallerne COPENHAGEN DK
2013
08 January 2013 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
09 January 2013 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
11 January 2013 takt dommelhof NEERPELT BE
12 January 2013 cc 30 LEUVEN BE
13 January 2013 korzo THE HAGUE NL
22 January2013 theater aan het vrijthof MAASTRICHT NL
25 January 2013 plaza futura EINDHOVEN NL
07 February 2013 cc westrand DILBEEK BE
08 February 2013 campo GHENT BE
12 February 2013 theater kikker UTRECHT NL
14 February 2013 cc gildhof TIELT BE
27 February 2013 verkadefabriek ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH NL
28 February 2013 theater zuidpool ANTWERP BE
03 March 2013 de nwe vorst TILBURG NL
25 August 2013 international festival / les brigittines BRUSSELS BE
06 September 2013 theaterfestival / kaaistudio’s BRUSSELS BE
07 September 2013 theater kikker UTRECHT NL
28 September 2013 les plateaux CRÉTEIL FR (première FR)
05 October 2013 dance umbrella / the place LONDON UK (premiere UK)
07 October 2013 dance umbrella / the place LONDON UK
29 October 2013 tanz in bern / dampfzentrale BERN CH (première CH)
22 November 2013 usine-c MONTRÉAL CA (premiere CA)
23 November 2013 usine-c MONTRÉAL CA
2012
22 March 2012 festival cement / verkadefabriek ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH NL
23 March 2012 festival cement / verkadefabriek ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH NL
24 March 2012 festival cement / verkadefabriek ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH NL
06 October 2012 nederlandse dansdagen MAASTRICHT NL
25 October 2012 Junege hunde festival ÅRHUS DK (premiere DK)
26 October 2012 Junege hunde festival ÅRHUS DK
05 December 2012 de warande TURNHOUT BE (premiere BE)
07 December 2012 cc de werft GEEL BE
08 December 2012 cc ter vesten BEVEREN BE
10 December 2012 perform2012 festival ISTANBUL TU (première TU)
12 December 2012 de gouvernestraat ROTTERDAM NL
13 December 2012 de gouvernestraat ROTTERDAM NL
2011
18 October 2011 frascati AMSTERDAM NL (première NL)
19 October 2011 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
20 October 2011 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
21 October 2011 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
22 October 2011 frascati AMSTERDAM NL
10 December 2011 theater de nwe vorst TILBURG NL