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The Black Piece. The preview. The debrief.

At some performances, you groan inwardly whether it will all work out. With other performances, you groan that it will turn out so well. The Black Piece is the latter. Ann Van den Broek's latest production was created with input from dancers and test audiences. Then it can hardly go wrong. The preview shows a penetrating mix of versions of the term black. As if you, the audience, are forced to stand in front of a fogged-up mirror where the haze slowly rises...

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At some performances, you groan inwardly whether it will all work out. With other performances, you groan that it will turn out so well. The Black Piece is the latter. Ann Van den Broek's latest production was created with input from dancers and test audiences. Then it can hardly go wrong. The preview shows a penetrating mix of versions of the term black. As if you, the audience, are forced to stand in front of a fogged-up mirror where the haze slowly rises...

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