Monday
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Thu 1 Apr '2720:30Philipszaal
Grade 1 Normal € 17,50 CJP € 15,-
The dance between Eros and Thanatos is a timeless dialogue. A constant interplay between love and decay, harmony and chaos, peace and war, construction and destruction. In a world teetering under geopolitical tensions and humanitarian crises, that ancient dance unfolds before our eyes. How do we find our way in it and are we able to turn the tide?
Monday opts for a radical reversal. The performance takes af backwards. It is precisely by rewinding events that their understanding can change dramatically. Four dancers perform their movements backwards and rebuild the set, gradually creating a hypnotic quality.
The music, inspired by the Song of Seikilos, the oldest fully surviving musical composition in the world, gives the performance a propulsive power.
This reconstruction is not about nostalgia. It becomes a physical metaphor for how we can rebuild, collectively and with care. Often dismissed as just another day or the return to routine, Monday here becomes a day no one forgets.
Credits
Concept and creation Arno Schuitemaker Dancers Angelo Petracca, Jim Buskens, Julie Derrien, a.o. Music Aart Strootman Lighting design Jean Kalman Dramaturgy Guy Cools