In 1992 Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker was invited as resident choreographer at De Munt, the Brussels opera house: a cooperation that was carried on until 2007. Rosas and De Munt jointly set up the international educational project PARTS, the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios, directed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Today the dance school, which offers a four-year curriculum, houses talented students from all over the world. From the very start De Keersmaeker set the tone of Rosas’ work with her characteristic dance vocabulary and tightly structured choreographies. Her movements often highlight singular parts of a dancer’s body - head, hip, foot, hand - and show the beauty and significance of small human gestures. De Keersmaeker applies rigorous patterns and structures in her choreographies, creating fascinating rhythms.

Fairly soon De Keersmaeker left the confines of pure dance and ventured into the realms of text theatre and live music, creating at times complex but highly enjoyable performances that blend the different disciplines. A sense of nonchalance and playfulness has given more buoyancy to her precise style. De Keersmaeker is fond of selecting such great composers as Bartók, Bach, Mozart and Ligeti for her work, but she has also cooperated with experimental composers like Thierry De Mey (B), Peter Vermeersch (B), or with the ethno-jazz quartet of Aka Moon (B). She has a special preference for American composer Steve Reich, whose music she has used in several pieces.

The most recent Rosas creations include D’un soir un jour (2006), Steve Reich Evening (2007), Keeping Still (2007) and Zeitung (2008).

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