In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
Dance video based on the eponymous 1999 performance, shot in the atmospheric surroundings of a racetrack in Brussels (BE), the beautiful ballroom- concert hall of the Vooruit Arts Centre in Ghent (BE), the streets of Ferrara (IT) and in Singapore.
In Spite of Wishing and Wanting reunites the rhythms of Talking Heads cofounder David Byrne and Wim Vandekeybus’ scenic eclecticism: humorous theatrical sequences, energetic and powerful dance and a diversity of bodies within an all-male cast. Wim Vandekeybus himself trots in as a wild horse between the ten dancers-actors, devastated by their passionate desires.
DIRECTION
Wim Vandekeybus
MUSIC
David Byrne
SOUND DESIGN
Charo Calvo
DANCERS/ACTORS
Nordine Benchorf, Jordi Galí Meléndez, Saïd Gharbi, Benoît gob, Germán Jauregui Allue, Juha-Pekka Marsalo, Christophe Olry, Igor Paszkiewicz, Ali Salmi, Giovanni Scarcella, Piotr Torzawa Giro, Wim Vandekeybus, Gavin Webber
CAMERA
Lieven Van Baelen, Wim Daniëls, Bart Verstockt
EDITING
Dieter Diependaele
ADDITIONAL EDITING
Rudi Maerten
SOUND
Benjamin Dandoy
COSTUMES
Isabelle Lhoas
SET DRESSER
Christophe Olry
IN SPITE OF WISHING AND WANTING WAS FILMED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
Vooruit Arts Center, Ghent / Ultima Vez Building Brussels (B) / the Hippodrome of Watermael-Boitsfort (B) / Everberg (B) / Singapore / Ferrara (I)
PRODUCED BY
Bart Van Langendonck for Ultima Vez
EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION
Quasi Modo
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
the Fonds Film Vlaanderen
Distribution
Ultima Vez
contact@ultimavez.com
Technical specifications
Year of production: 1999 & 2001
Duration: 50'45”