Lisa Vereertbrugghen – Softcore

SOFTCORE – a hardcore encounter is a dance-lecture that approaches hardcore techno as softcore bodypolitics.

Evolving around hardcore and pornography, camouflage, speed and breaking, the performance questions both the hard and the core in hardcore techno and points to its text(ure) and potential.

The performer dances, speaks, rests, feels, occupies, dances, dances, dances and remains in hardcore.

Lisa Vereertbrugghen (b. 1986 Belgium) studied history in Leuven, dance in Berlin and choreography in the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. Currently she is based in Brussels where she makes performances, installations and publications bordering the field of choreography.

Her work has been shown in Playground Festival (Leuven), BUDA (Kortrijk), Uferstudio’s (Berlin), Showroom Mama (Rotterdam), Friends With Benefits (Brussels) and Veem (Amsterdam) amongst others. Since 2016 she is part of APAP, advancing performing arts project.

Concept, choreography and performance: Lisa Vereertbrugghen. Sound: Michael Langeder. Lights: Vera Martins. Artistic advice: Madison Bycroft, Sabine Cmelniski, Nestor Garcia Diaz.