This physical and visual performance unveils an atmospheric exploration of emptiness. An emptiness reverberating from, around, and through the bodies of the performers.
Two beings exist in a green void. This void, a hideous expanse of nothingness, stretches infinitely in every direction, leaving them unsure if they occupy all of it or none of it at all. The boundaries of their being seem to blur, as they feel an overwhelming connection to all that was, all that is, and all that ever will be. Anything could happen because nothing ever will. In the void, danger is looming because nothing touches them. They are caught in a cruel dance, where their misery births a bizarre enjoyment. Stunned by possibility, grasped by fear and sparked by joy, they are stretched to an extreme. A deep longing for coziness and comfort creeps in, culminating in a desperate quest for blankets.
creation, performance, sound design: FADAT
stage installation, costume design: Arthur Guilleminot
dramaturgy: Peter Missotten
coaching: Peter Vandemeulebroecke, Esther Snelder
outside eye: Michiel Vandevelde
photography: Ies Kaczmarek
visual design: Heleen Mineur
text: excerpts by Clarice Lispector, translated by Johnny Lorenz, from A BREATH OF LIFE, copyright ©1987 by the Heirs of Clarice Lispector, translation copyright ©2012 by Johnny Lorenz. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp. Clarice Lispector, UM SOPRO DE VIDA, © Paulo Gurgel Valente, 1973
looped soundsample first scene: Wuji
residencies: Het Huis Utrecht, Platform Nexus
co-production: ON_OFF_SPACE fueled by deSingel
supported by: Performing Arts Fund NL, Janivo Stichting, Amarte Fonds, Cultuurfonds
