Neighbours
Brigel Gjoka
Rauf "Rubberlegz" Yasit
Ruşan Filiztek
In 2021, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels supported choreographers Rauf "RubberLegz" Yasit and Brigel Gjoka in the creation of Neighbours in collaboration with William Forsythe. Neighbours is presented as part of the Festival d'Automne à Paris 2022.
Neighbours is a raw, powerful collaboration by two extraordinary artists, each from a distinct movement and cultural heritage. Pioneering abstract b-boy Rauf "RubberLegz" Yasit and established contemporary dancer Brigel Gjoka were inspired by their time on William Forsythe's A Quiet Evening of Dance. Both at the cutting edge of their disciplines, they've created a work that brings together their diverse expertise and draws influence from their Kurdish and Albanian roots.
A new choregraphic language forms as they examine moments of transformation and contemplation at the crossroads of urban, classical and contemporary dance. Through their shared experience a simple truth emerges: dance is part of being human.
Photo : © Brian Ca
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Brigel Gjoka
In 2021, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting dancer and choreographer Brigel Gjoka for Neighbours, a duet performed with dancer Rauf “RubberLegz” Yasit and created in collaboration with William Forsythe.
Rauf "RubberLegz" Yasit
In 2021, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting dancer and choreographer Rauf “RubberLegz” Yasit for the creation of Neighbours, a duet performed with dancer Brigel Gjoka and created in collaboration with William Forsythe.
Ruşan Filiztek
Hailing from Diyarbekir in south-eastern Turkey, Ruşan Filiztek learned saz with his father before entering the renowned music schools of Sakarya and Marmara University in Turkey. For several years, he travelled throughout the Middle East to deepen his knowledge of Kurdish, Turkish, Greek and Armenian / Aramaic music and singing.
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Festival d'Automne à Paris
In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is renewing its support for the Festival d’Automne to present 14 artistic works. A major sponsor since 2020, Dance Reflections is also committed to supporting the Festival in its solidarity initiatives in Paris and the Île-de-France region.
