How do you decode someone else’s manual? And how do you explain yourself to the outside world?
In less than a second we connect with people on the other side of the world. So why is it so difficult to connect with the people we interact with every day? Human Instruction Manual is an intense dance performance in which twelve young people move back and forth around each other while seeking for connections. Prowered by electronic dance music, they try to bridge the distance from each other. Do you want how to decipher someone else’s manual? And how do you explain yourself to the outside world?
About the creators
As a dancer, the Portuguese dancer/choreographer Helder Seabra was one of the key figures within Ultima Vez and Eastman/Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. During recent years he developed his own work at home, abroad and from his own company Incognitus. For Human Instruction Manual he collaborated with Natascha Pire, who since 2002 has collaborated on a whole series of successful dance productions by fABULEUS, including GIRLS and Everland.
Choreography/final direction Helder Seabra
Concept and co-creation Natascha Pire and Helder Seabra
Assistance Jessie Susan Lhôte Dans Ine Bervoets, Milo De Clerck, Nolan Decreton, Ben Herlaar Masina, Victor Jansen, Shanoy Saunders, Flore Schroyen, Sabur Simbananiye, Hannes Van Borm, Maïté van Genugten, Julie Van Minnebruggen, Lena Wilmots
Music composition Stijn Vanmarsenille
Costumes Oona Mampuys
Light design Kim Rens Co-production STUK, Tweetakt and Perpodium
With the support of Destelheide, the city of Leuven, the Flemish Community and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government
Photo’s: Clara Hermans
Choreography/final direction Helder Seabra
Concept and co-creation Natascha Pire and Helder Seabra
Assistance Jessie Susan Lhôte Dans Ine Bervoets, Milo De Clerck, Nolan Decreton, Ben Herlaar Masina, Victor Jansen, Shanoy Saunders, Flore Schroyen, Sabur Simbananiye, Hannes Van Borm, Maïté van Genugten, Julie Van Minnebruggen, Lena Wilmots
Music composition Stijn Vanmarsenille
Costumes Oona Mampuys
Light design Kim Rens Co-production STUK, Tweetakt and Perpodium
With the support of Destelheide, the city of Leuven, the Flemish Community and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government
Photo’s: Clara Hermans
