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PIETER DIRECTS TOGETHERNESS WITH AND FOR THE BACKYARD COLLECTIVE
Togetherness is a science-fiction dance film that looks into longing for togetherness, made with and for The Backyard Collective.
Covid-19 changed our way of togetherness into a more digital, online always connected manner. The paradox of always being together through different digital platforms, but never physically present in the same space. The film aims to mirror this through abstract and poetic images.
The film can be seen as a living photographic work, in which Pieter conveys his vision through the images and the dance and not the chronology or the text. In a way it is an anthology work that is connected thematically, more so than narratively. A close collaboration between Pieter and director of photography Davide Belotti has led to a visual aesthetic that translates this thematic connectivity between the scenes.
CO-ORGANISING THE FESTIVAL THAT NEVER HAPPENED (PLATFORM IN DE MAAK)
IN 2021 PERSONA was part of the organizing work group brought together by Platform In De Maak. With this working group, they organized a performing arts festival in Leuven: the festival that never happened. A festival throughout the city, in open air, as to be accessible during the Covid-19 pandemic.