Àngel Duran / Loraine Dambermont

Clinch / Toujours de 3/4 face!

The ultimate testosterone overload

At a time when fighting is viewed as entertainment and toxic masculinity is portrayed as heroic, this double bill steps up and challenges the violent popular culture we are constantly being fed.

In the duet Clinch, Àngel Duran grapples with macho culture’s virile attitude and the way it represses emotion. The name of the show refers to the moment when two boxers wrap their arms around each other and lock each other in place until the referee separates them.

The second item, Toujours de 3/4 face!, is presented by Loraine Dambermont, who reveals her savviest secret self-defence techniques. Set to the sassy voice of karate king Johnny Cadillac, we are treated to a “live tutorial” that will leave us both laughing and feeling slightly uneasy.

Àngel Duran

Spaniard Àngel Duran has a well-established background in dance, acting, art and design. He has worked for several European choreographers and companies, including the Anton Lachky Company (Brussels), Milla Koistinen (Berlin), Stephan Herwig (Munich) and DOT504 (Prague). He clinched the Catalan Butaca Award for best male dance in 2023. In 2018, he created “Àngel Duran Performing Arts”, a project that draws influences from philosophy and drama – but always with a focus on the audience.

Loraine Dambermont

Belgian Loraine Dambermont is an artist, dancer and choreographer based in Brussels. With a degree from Codarts University in Rotterdam and the Academy of Dance and Arts in Amsterdam, she blends different dance techniques in a fresh new way, but usually with the popping dance style as a starting point. The piece Toujours de 3/4 face! was selected for the Aerowaves Spring Forward 2023 festival and has toured extensively ever since. As a dancer, Dambermont has worked with companies and choreographers such as Mute Comp. Physical Theatre (Copenhagen), Michèle Anne De Mey (Brussels), Etienne Rochefort (France) and the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège (Liége).

Credits

Clinch

Direction and concept: Àngel Duran
Interpretation: Yeinner Chicas and Àngel Duran
Original Soundtrack: Joan Borràs
Costume: Paula Ventura
Lighting design: Elean Piscitilli
Executive production: ELCLIMAMOLA
With the support of Roca Umbert Fàbrica de les Arts, Festus Festival and Sólodos Costa Rica
Foto: Jose Mª Pecci
Duration 20 min

Toujours de 3⁄4 face!

Concept, choreography and live performance: Loraine Dambermont
Music Composition: Loraine Dambermont
Soundmix advisor: Victor Petit
Light design: Rémy Urbain
Technical manager: Gaspar Schelck
Technical manager on tour: Gaspar Schelck & & Adéle Evans
Outer sight: Monica Gomes
Photo: Hichem Dahes
Length: 20 minuter
Partners: Le théâtre de la Balsamine (Be)
With support by: Iles/Suitcase Bruxelles, Le Théâtre Marni, Garage29, Studio 28 – Roubaix (FR), L’Armande (Liège), Le Centre Culturel Bruegel – Perpetuum MOBILE Festival, La Roseraie, Theater aan de Rijn – Dance Flavours, Arnhem (NL)

Special thanks to: Johnny Cadillac

Tours with Dansnät Sverige in spring 2025.

Turnédatum

February 3
Kulturkvarteret, Örebro

February 5
Folkets hus, Säter

February 8
Sagateatern, Linköping

February 11
Gasklockorna, Gävle

February 14
Norrlandsoperan, Umeå