A dark dance of despair in a desolate inferno inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy
In a desolate, dark inferno based on Dante's Divine Comedy, faceless individuals wander around. In this world, it is not always clear with what intention an action departs from one to another. In a game of perception and interpretation, the audience is swallowed up in the barren land of creatures performing a dance of despair beyond that which makes them human.
SCAPEGOAT is a theatrical performance by the Belgian theatre-maker Ferenc Balcaen, in which he explores the changing boundary between pain, love and eroticism. He uses the performers' vocal identity in his own particular way, inspired by a wide auditory range, from Gregorian chants to contemporary vocal techniques. In a soundscape based on Liszt's Dante Sonata/Fantasia Quasi Sonata, SCAPEGOAT encourages the audience to think more deeply about the relationship between image, sound and intention.
“‘As a mood creator and designer of speechless scene images, Balcaen scores all his points. This Scapegoat makes one look forward to what this playwright will pull off next.’”
Els Van Steenberghe, Knack Focus ***
Credits
- Concept | Creation • Ferenc Balcaen
- Creation | Performance • Pepijn Vandelanotte / Marie-Christine Verheyen / Ellen Sterckx / Ferre Vuye
- Dramaturgy • Mesut Arslan
- Scenography • Lars Uten
- Sound design • Rint Mennes
- Light design • Max Adams
- Costume design • Louis Verlinde
- Movement coach • Georgina Teunissen
- Musical dramaturgy | Vocal coach • Pieter De Praetere
Location | Dates | Hour | |
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BUDA Kunstencentrum (Kortrijk) +32 56 22 10 01 www.budakortrijk.be | 19/9/2024 | 20:15 | |
Kunstencentrum CAMPO (Gent) +32 92 23 00 00 http://www.campo.nu Show on map | 24/10/2024 25/10/2024 | 20:30 20:30 | |
Kunstencentrum Stuk (Leuven) +32 16 32 03 00 www.stuk.be Show on map | 16/11/2024 | 18:00 | |
KVS Brussel (Brussel) +32 2 210 11 00 www.kvs.be Show on map | 11/12/2024 | 20:30 |