Again Forever

Over the past twelve years, Lisa Vereertbrugghen has explored the political and physical dimensions of techno music and dance. In Again Forever, the Flemish choreographer shifts down a gear, expanding her research toward social dance at the opposite end of the speed spectrum: the “slow dance”. Again Forever approaches the slow dance – the traditional ploužák – as a potentially subversive form, a slow sibling to rave. The performance highlights the radical ways slow dancing rethinks intimacy and time in an era dominated by productivity, speed, and isolation. Plucked from its conventional context and fused with contemporary queer nightlife, the slow dance becomes a form of resistance – a slow rave.

Lisa Vereertbrugghen

A “techno-choreographer” and performer who investigates the sound and physical dance styles of hardcore techno across diverse formats, spanning choreography, performance, installation, and “techno meditations”. Her practice interrogates the physical and political dimensions of popular dance subcultures. Translating club culture’s energy into a theatrical setting, her performances navigate the space between surrender and reflection, ecstasy and analysis. She is renowned for her intensity, rhythmic precision, and sharp social commentary. Again Forever is produced by the Ghent art center CAMPO, her long-standing creative home.

CAMPO

(Officially Kunstencentrum CAMPO) is an acclaimed arts center, residency facility, and production house based in Ghent, Belgium, specializing in innovative and daring contemporary performance arts. Its cross-disciplinary programming spans theatre (including documentary theatre), dance, visual performance, community initiatives, and debates. CAMPO acts as an incubator for both emerging and established artists, providing resources and studio space while supporting projects from initial concept through international touring. Alongside local events in Ghent, CAMPO produces works that regularly tour major festivals worldwide.

Duration: 60 min
No language barrier

Concept & Choreography: Lisa Vereertbrugghen
Co-Creation & Dance: Ife Day, Sophie Guisset, Cynthia Loemij, Maisie Woodford, Lisa Vereertbrugghen
Dramaturgy: Nathan Ooms
Sound: Michael Langeder
Song “Higher” by: Michael Langeder & Lisa Vereertbrugghen
Lighting Design: Vera Martins, Outside Eye, Maria Ferreira Silva, Mads Bycroft
Choreographic Advice: Arno Ferrera
Production: CAMPO

Coproduction: Kunstenwerkplaats & Kaaitheater (Brussels), Concertgebouw & KAAP (Bruges), De Brakke Grond (Amsterdam), STUK (Leuven), VIERNULVIER (Ghent), DDD — Festival Dias da Dança (Porto)

With the support of: the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government via Ufund, BUDA (Kortrijk), de Hallen van Schaarbeek, the Flemish Government