Rosas Early Works Rosas Danst

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is one of the most influential European choreographers of the last 30 years. Working with film, music and theatre, she has been lauded by critics and attracted a popular following for her hypnotically beautiful, minimalist choreography.

Sadler's Wells has enjoyed a strong relationship with Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and her pioneering dance company Rosas since the company had its first performances here in 2002. The Early Works project is a look back at four of their past works, which represent the early period in De Keersmaeker's career.

Characterised by a pared down movement vocabulary and the honing of dance elements to a pure minimum, these works made De Keersmaeker a dance sensation when they were first performed in the 1980s, and have since turned her into one the most important dance-makers of her generation.

Over four performances, this retrospective lets audiences enjoy some rarely seen pieces and experience the talent in the making of this groundbreaking choreographer.

Described by The Observer as a 'now historic piece', the company's second work, Rosas danst Rosas was brought back to Sadler's Wells in 2009 to critical acclaim. This iconic piece takes the use of repetitive music and movement initiated in Fase even further, as four female dancers perform a series of five physically intense choreographic 'chapters' that expose the concentrated, powerful relationship between them. The hypnotic, rhythmic soundtrack was created by Thierry De Mey and Peter Vermeersch in conjunction with the choreography.