Working live with the same laparoscopic instruments, Van Laere makes these recorded voices audible in the performance. The experience of improvisation is not only approached in terms of content; the performers themselves must constantly improvise with their tools in order to transmit sound. In 'Reach', as in the rest of his oeuvre, Van Laere offers a leading role to the human body, always at the mercy of the situation it finds itself in at any given moment.
Inspired by conversations with: Anke Smits, Guus Bökkerink, Amos Ben-Tal, Marta Warelis, Ellen Parren, Maryana Golovchenko & Stef, Laparoscopic co-workers Zahira Suliman, Ben Terwel, Mayke van Kruchten