MARCH 11, 2003
A model from Alexander McQueen’s fashion show that I imitate in my parents’ bathroom.
APRIL 3, 2011
My first bow after my first stage performance.
MARCH 18, 2018
My encounter with Meryl Streep in a strange strip club.
JUNE 20, 2044
A conversation about my father’s Armenian funeral.
JUNE 21, 2044
My father’s Armenian funeral.
MARCH 12, 1985
A Prince concert.
Alban Ovanessian (BE)
Mentioned as a fact referring to a specific event, a date is a way to chronologize facts in time.
By introducing an infinite collection of dates in which the performer is both actor and observer, X.DATES explores the relationship between date and contextualization. Various performative media interact to stage and restage a date.
X.DATES functions as a utopian temporal laboratory, an experimental investigation between life experiences and fictional creations. Allowing spectators to envision different realities, Alban Ovanessian highlights various dramaturgical strategies to address the following question: How can a date be physicalized?
Alban Ovanessian (he, they), a Franco-Armenian artist, began as an assistant fashion editor at Double, collaborating with Chanel. He/they later trained in performance arts at Studio Harmonic and P.A.R.T.S. Their career has been shaped through projects with Norrdans/Nicole Beutler, Martin Forsberg, Ioannis Mandafounis, Stina Nyberg, Ludvig Dae, Malika Aliet Billy Morgan, among others. In parallel, Alban Ovanessian develops their own research/creations/commissions, presented in Belgium, France, Sweden, Iceland, and Armenia.
Infos
| DATE | CONTENU |
|---|---|
| 2025/04/182100 |
18.04.2025 21:00 La Balsamine, Brussels Réservations |
Team:
Choreographer, Performance: Alban Ovanessian
Dramaturgy: Rebecka Berchtold
Musical Contributors: Lisa Laurent, Lulu Muñoz
AI Voice Sound Engineer: Noam Rzewski
Costume Designer: Rémi Vergnanini
Technical Director: Thibault Rottiers Rottiers
External Perspectives: Johanna Willig Rosenstein, Valeria Buradhzhieva, Anna Giolo, Cannelle Grosse, Marion Paul, Jean-Baptiste Portier, Rachel Tess, Jade Stenhuijs
Co-presented with La Balsamine and Les Halles de Schaerbeek.
Project supported by P.A.R.T.S (Brussels, BE), Festival d’Automne 2018 (Paris, FR), Centre National de la Danse Pantin (France), Norrdans (Härnösand, SE), Milvus Artistic Research Center (Knislinge, SE), Kunsterwerkplaats Pianofabriek (Brussels, BE), HEIMA Arts Residency, Lunga School (Seydisfjordur, IS), Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory of Yerevan (Yerevan, AM), Institute of Theater and Cinematography of Yerevan (Yerevan, AM), Ad Lib Belgium Libitum Lavallée (Brussels, BE), P.A.R.T.S Summer Residencies, RiTES Festival (Paris, FR), DANS’HARMONIE (Brussels, BE) and funded by AdLib (Brussels, BE)
Content note: strobe lighting.
Also on 04/17 and 04/19 at 8:30 PM at La Balsamine, reservations here: La Balsamine
People with a PASS 5J or a PASS 1J for April 18 can book through our website.
