{"id":45739,"date":"2023-02-20T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=45739"},"modified":"2023-06-03T17:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:54:32","slug":"thierry-smits-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-his-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2023\/02\/20\/thierry-smits-celebrates-60th-birthday-with-his-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Thierry Smits celebrates 60th birthday with his body"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating his 60th birthday and nearly 40 choreographies, Thierry Smits is baring all on stage in his latest work \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thor.be\/en\/productions\/vanishing-acts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vanishing Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vanishing Act - Thierry Smits | Teaser\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/789452055?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having performed Vanishing Act in Brussels for a limited run, the show will travel to Zagreb later this year before returning to the Brussels stage next summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Vanishing Act, Smits weaves together 12 pieces drawn from throughout his career \u2013 focusing on the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe inspiration for Vanishing Act was the desire to make something for my 60th birthday, but also to make something by myself\u2026\u201d explains Smits, when we discuss his creative process. \u201cI began my career in 1990 with a solo work, but I haven\u2019t worked on a solo project since then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smits describes Vanishing Act as a contemporary cabaret &#8211; the performance consists of 10 chapters. A large television screen is pretty much the only thing that accompanies Smits on the relatively bare stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI start the performance naked\u2026\u201d explains Smits. \u201cI also dress and undress on stage as I change costumes between each scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is an autobiographical fiction to the show &#8211; I tell true and untrue things on stage. In the first scene &#8211; I\u2019m wearing rubber gloves &#8211; I tell the audience that my body hurts, that I have pain everywhere, but that\u2019s normal because I am 60. That part is all true.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-1024x1535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-8.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the second scene &#8211; the rainbow costume &#8211; I tell the story of when I was an 8-year-old boy. We didn\u2019t have a television &#8211; every evening, I went to the neighbour\u2019s house to watch TV. One night, we watched a ballet &#8211; it was called Firebird. I saw this magnificent dancer circled by nearly naked men, all with huge packages. This is what made me want to dance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-1024x1535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the third scene, I\u2019m reflecting on my time in Pigalle in Paris when I was trying to become a professional dancer. I sing a song about the relationship between art and sex-work, and I tell the story of how &#8211; to pay for my dance classes &#8211; I was a hustler.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-1024x1535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the fourth scene, I tell a story about premature ejaculation. As I\u2019m telling the story, I\u2019m bouncing up and down, and these movements are echoed on the screen with images from PornHub.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108-1024x1535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_091_thor_20230108.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom there, we start to explore depression and sadness. Everything is blue. I lay on a table &#8211; this is All The Things I Won\u2019t Tell You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI tell a story about wolves &#8211; how the oldest wolf places themselves in front of the pack, providing leadership but also being protected by the pack. But this is a fake story. The old wolves are pushed to the back of the pack until they are eaten by others or die of starvation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5-1024x1535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-5.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI tell the story of when I was 13 &#8211; of when I was first confronted by death. I tell the story of a half-brother who died by suicide, but there many others that followed. Then, on the screen, we show all the names of the people I\u2019ve known that have died since I was 13 &#8211; that list includes a lot of guys who died with AIDS. It\u2019s a tribute to the people that we have lost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the end of the show, I am wearing a harlequin costume and dancing like a jester. I then sit on a chair and paddle away, surrounded by mist. As Lou Reed said, it must be nice to disappear, to have a vanishing act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe show is very humorous and sexy, but it is also filled with melancholy and is very poignant. It\u2019s about life &#8211; the relationship between youth and getting old, between sex and death. These are key topics in the life of a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING-ACT-THOR-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the first performances, my husband was behind the bar so I got to hear some of the post-show feedback. People were really moved &#8211; it\u2019s touching and personal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that it\u2019s very interesting to see all kinds of bodies on stage &#8211; not just young, powerful bodies, not just perfect bodies. Inclusivity also means working with people of different ages. I\u2019m working on new productions that will explore intergenerational performance &#8211; young bodies and old bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs I was developing Vanishing Act, my biggest fear was getting injured. I wasn\u2019t in shape when I began to work on it &#8211; I have some arthritis in my ankles and I was seeing a physio and an osteopath. I was worried that I would hurt myself, that I wouldn\u2019t be able to do the show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/VANISHING_ACT_042_thor_20230108.jpg 1600w\" 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