Dance in the Forest, an Example of Immersive Theatre

Abstract

Somnia, directed by choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, was undoubtedly one of the most interesting plays presented to the Brussels Kunstenfestivaldesarts in 2019. It was presented in Gaasbeek Castle, a medieval fortress in Flemish Brabant, southwest of Brussels. Based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as adapted by Johannes Kepler, Somnia is an extraordinary dance and theatre show, which Anne Teresa and Jolente De Keersmaeker put on with forty-four dancers, third- and final-year students of the Contemporary Dance School P.A.R.T.S(Brussels).