01.07
&
02.07
&
02.07
Miet Warlop
ONE SONG
Tanz / Theater
Miet Warlop
“The most exalted show of the opening days eliciting a massive ovation” - The Guardian
"The instant standing ovation in Avignon wasn’t merely a way to reward the performers for their efforts: “One Song” lingered in the mind as a wild, exhilarating studyin absurdity." - The New York Times
“A rocking primal scream bursting with zest for life, energy and humour.” - De Standaard
What is the history of theatre makers?
At the invitation of NTGent, Miet Warlop is the fourth artist to develop a work for “Histoire(s) du Théâtre” – following Milo Rau, Faustin Linyekula and Angélica Liddell.
Miet Warlop formulates an answer in a way that only she can. ‘ONE SONG – Histoire(s) du Théâtre IV’ takes place in Warlop's unique universe. A group of performers enters the arena for a fascinating ritual about farewell, life and death, hope and resurrection. Together they experience extremes: through songs, images and objects, oxygen and sweat, they evoke our ‘condition humaine’, our human condition. Again and again, someone stands up to transcend their limits. They defy time and express a deep human need: the moment when we can transcend our thinking bodies. Through the metaphor of a live competition/concert, Miet Warlop invites us in ONE SONG to form a community and inspire each other as if at a celebration. The temporary thus becomes universal, and the personal becomes collective. This is the subtext of ONE SONG: how a single song can give meaning to an entire society. Unity in diversity.
With Simon Beeckaert, Elisabeth Klinck, Willem Lenaerts/ Gilles Vandecaveye-Pinoy, Milan Schudel, Melvin Slabbinck, Joppe Tanghe, Karin Tanghe, Wietse Tanghe and Sid Djamel Besseghir, Max Colonne, Rint Dens †, Judith Engelen, Eva Kamanda, Marius Lefever, Luka Mariën, Lucie Plasschaert, Flora Van Canneyt
Concept, direction & scenography: Miet Warlop / Text: Miet Warlop supported by Jeroen Olyslaegers / Music: Maarten Van Cauwenberghe together with everyone / Costume design: Carol Piron & Filles à Papa / Lighting design: Dennis Diels / Dramaturgy: Giacomo Bisordi / Dramaturgical assistance: Kaatje De Geest / Production management: Greet Prové / Technical production management & stage management: Oliver Houttekiet, Patrick Vanderhaegen / Tour manager[/b]: Dana Tucker / Technical team: Flup Beys, Dietrich Lerooij, Gilles Roosen, Bart Van Hoydonck, Raf Willems, Laurent Ysebaert, Pieter Kinoli, Bart Vincent, John Hellinx, Jurgen Techel, Laura Vayssier / Realisation, props & costumes: Ateliers NTGent. / Thanks to Kris Auman, Imran Alam, Barbara Vackier, Jasper Houttekiet, the Warlop family, Rossana Miele, Lotte Van Craeynest, Christel Simons, Patrick Vanderhaegen, Diana Campbell Betancourt
"The instant standing ovation in Avignon wasn’t merely a way to reward the performers for their efforts: “One Song” lingered in the mind as a wild, exhilarating studyin absurdity." - The New York Times
“A rocking primal scream bursting with zest for life, energy and humour.” - De Standaard
What is the history of theatre makers?
At the invitation of NTGent, Miet Warlop is the fourth artist to develop a work for “Histoire(s) du Théâtre” – following Milo Rau, Faustin Linyekula and Angélica Liddell.
Miet Warlop formulates an answer in a way that only she can. ‘ONE SONG – Histoire(s) du Théâtre IV’ takes place in Warlop's unique universe. A group of performers enters the arena for a fascinating ritual about farewell, life and death, hope and resurrection. Together they experience extremes: through songs, images and objects, oxygen and sweat, they evoke our ‘condition humaine’, our human condition. Again and again, someone stands up to transcend their limits. They defy time and express a deep human need: the moment when we can transcend our thinking bodies. Through the metaphor of a live competition/concert, Miet Warlop invites us in ONE SONG to form a community and inspire each other as if at a celebration. The temporary thus becomes universal, and the personal becomes collective. This is the subtext of ONE SONG: how a single song can give meaning to an entire society. Unity in diversity.
With Simon Beeckaert, Elisabeth Klinck, Willem Lenaerts/ Gilles Vandecaveye-Pinoy, Milan Schudel, Melvin Slabbinck, Joppe Tanghe, Karin Tanghe, Wietse Tanghe and Sid Djamel Besseghir, Max Colonne, Rint Dens †, Judith Engelen, Eva Kamanda, Marius Lefever, Luka Mariën, Lucie Plasschaert, Flora Van Canneyt
Concept, direction & scenography: Miet Warlop / Text: Miet Warlop supported by Jeroen Olyslaegers / Music: Maarten Van Cauwenberghe together with everyone / Costume design: Carol Piron & Filles à Papa / Lighting design: Dennis Diels / Dramaturgy: Giacomo Bisordi / Dramaturgical assistance: Kaatje De Geest / Production management: Greet Prové / Technical production management & stage management: Oliver Houttekiet, Patrick Vanderhaegen / Tour manager[/b]: Dana Tucker / Technical team: Flup Beys, Dietrich Lerooij, Gilles Roosen, Bart Van Hoydonck, Raf Willems, Laurent Ysebaert, Pieter Kinoli, Bart Vincent, John Hellinx, Jurgen Techel, Laura Vayssier / Realisation, props & costumes: Ateliers NTGent. / Thanks to Kris Auman, Imran Alam, Barbara Vackier, Jasper Houttekiet, the Warlop family, Rossana Miele, Lotte Van Craeynest, Christel Simons, Patrick Vanderhaegen, Diana Campbell Betancourt
01.07 & 02.07
Theater
Door Time: 19hour Show Time: 20hour
Location: MuffathalleMunich
VVK & AK: Kat I € 30, Kat II € 25, Kat III € 15 erm. zzgl. Gebühren
(Discount for school pupils, students and colleagues).
Organiser: Muffatwerk
Production: NTGent, Miet Warlop / Irene Wool vzw. Co-production: Festival d’Avignon, DE SINGEL (Antwerp), Tandem Scène Nationale (Arras-Douai), Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne Centre dramatique national, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, La Comédie de Valence - Centre dramatique national Drôme - Ardèche, Teatre Lliure (Barcelona). With the support of the Flemish Government, the City of Ghent and the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter.