Luke Jessop / Ion Tribe

A dance theater piece about how two species constantly push each other in an arms race that keeps them both ‘running in the same spot.

The Red Queen This dance theater duet is based on the scientific theory from evolutionary biology of the same name, “The Red Queen. This theory studies how two species constantly push each other in a race that keeps them both “running in the same spot. Progress is made, resources are deployed and change occurs. But there is never a clear winner. The more one pushes, the more the other pushes back. We encounter this pattern in many other aspects of life as well. The performers use their varied movement backgrounds, theater and magic scene elements in an attempt to anthropomorphize this wonderful scientific theory.

READ MORE about The Red Queen in this interview with Luke Jessop for Danst Magazine, click HERE

Luke Jessop is artistic director and founder of Ion Tribe vzw, a dance theater company with a strong focus on creating scientific dance theater productions, workshops and festivals. He previously created a solo performance “Letter to my Newborn Child. Jessop trained in the UK at the University of Bedfordshire and went on to work with UK organizations 2Faced Dance and Southpaw Dance Company. From 2012-2018, he worked with Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez on various creations and projects with which they toured internationally. Jessop gives workshops at festivals and schools all over Europe in his own style of creative acrobatic dance.

Choreography: Luke Jessop / Dance: Lito Anastasopoulou and Luke Jessop / Dramaturgy: Greet Van Poeck / Costume: Isabelle Lhoas / Music: Nelsoniq / Lighting design: Arjan Hendrickx and Luke Jessop / Coproduction: Straatrijk vzw, with the support of MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM / With thanks to Het Oude Badhuis – Antwerp, wpZimmer, Performact, Belcampo (Amsterdam).

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Photos: Karolina Maruszak