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The end of the world is near. At least that is what performance artist Kris Verdonck wants us to believe: he shows apocalyptical images of melting ice caps, flooded cities, threatening weapons of mass destruction…These ten scenes are presented by Johan Leysen, a lone survivor who reports on the situation like a Greek messenger. He is surrounded by a carrousel of figures (robots, humans or cyborgs) that come to the fore over and over again. In the 0708 season Kris Verdonck came to Vooruit with l/ll/lll/llll, which clearly made an impression on the Vooruit community: “A magnificent, fresh and impressive performance”. Johan Leysen also took the Vooruit stage as emperor Hirohito in Wolfskers by the Toneelhuis.

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Kris Verdonck
Johan Leysen
Carlos Pez González
Claire Croizé
Anouk De Clercq
Stefaan Quix
Geert Vaes
Mark Iglesias

By & with: Kris Verdonck (concept, direction & text after Lord Byron, Curzio Malaparte, W.G. Sebald & Alexander Kluge), Johan Leysen, Carlos Pez González, Claire Croizé, Geert Vaes, Mark Iglesias & Gemma Higginbotham (performance), Anouk De Clercq (video), Stefaan Quix (music), Marianne Van Kerkhoven (dramaturgy), Luc Schaltin (light), Dorothée Catry & Sofie Durnez (costumes)

Production: Margarita Production voor stilllab vzw
Coproduction: Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Kaaitheater, Buda kunstencentrum, Le Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, Rotterdamse Schouwburg
With the support of: de Vlaamse overheid, de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie

Dates

  • Fri 28 Nov 2008 20:00 – Theaterzaal
  • Sat 29 Nov 2008 20:00 – Theaterzaal
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