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With First<\/em> Geert Belpaeme composes a prelude with movement. For this performance he takes his inspiration from Tik Tak (an iconic Belgian tv program for todlers), geometry en the essay \u2018The first man was an artist\u2019<\/em> by expressionist Barnett Newman. That mix yields the leitmotiv that puts everything into motion: The desire to be a line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First<\/em> starts off from the idea that we, human beings, are ourselves the creators of the reality we live in. First<\/em> is a pamphlet, an ode to beginning, danced by the first man, for the last man: \u2018I still feel we are in a prelude of history. Or again at the prelude. What matters is the beginning. What matters is to constantly begin.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(c)Tine Declerck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

extra info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Project year: 2017
Premiere: 20 & 21\/12\/2017 \u2013 Vooruit<\/a> (Ghent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Concept & creation: Mats Van Herreweghe & Geert Belpaeme
Played by: Geert Belpaeme, Heleen Van Haegenborgh (piano)
Scenography: Bosse Provoost, Ezra Veldhuis
Light design: Geert Vanoorl\u00e9
Production: l\u2019hommmm
With the support of KASK School of Arts, Vooruit, Pact Zollverein, wpZimmer & KAAP
Made possible by the Roel Verniers Prijs 2016 (het TheaterFestival, t-heater & Circuit X)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-11554","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFirst - wpZimmer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/en\/projects\/first\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First - wpZimmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With First Geert Belpaeme composes a prelude with movement. For this performance he takes his inspiration from Tik Tak (an iconic Belgian tv program for todlers), geometry en the essay \u2018The first man was an artist\u2019 by expressionist Barnett Newman. 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