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 ***

“At times, Scapegoat displays a poetic power that not only holds your gaze, but above all makes you feel how deeply violence can cut, or how powerfully desire can take hold of the body.”

Lotte Ogiers, Pzazz

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29/11/2025
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