| Makers | Jef Van gestel & Peter Vandemeulebroecke |
| Duration | 60 min |
Visual theatre as a moving painting
In a landscape of dancing pieces of fabric, plastic bags and floating cubes, two endearing figures wander around. They have long since lost the battle against the wind but refuse to give up. How do we actually do that? Deal with something that is fertile but also destructive? In Tochtgat we see draped fabrics on the paintings of Rubens that almost seem to come to life. Sometimes it gets very serious and then again you are laughing out loud. Life? Life! Welcome to the mental playground of Jef and Peter.
The work of Jef Van Gestel & Peter Vandemeulebroecke knows few adult rules. It’s full of absurd humour, alienating poetry and boundless fantasy. When you see their productions, you wonder where mime turns into visual art and where the boundaries lie of this form of expressive theatre.
Creation, design and acting: Peter Vandemeulebroecke and Jef Van gestel
Final direction: Harm van Geel
Acting coaching: Lars Brinkman
Lighting design: Elisabeth Kaldeway
Sound design: Ruben Nachtergaele
Costume design: Sacha Zwiers and Amy Pratt (Stage)
Dramaturgy: Pol Eggermont
Technique: Janneke Donkersloot
Creative support: Dago Huygen (internship)
Sales: Alles voor de Kunsten
Production: Stichting Jef Van gestel, Feikes Huis and Bloos
With thanks to Berlinde Deman (for the recordings on 'Serpent')
With support from: Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Fonds21 and Performing Arts Fund
Korzo Zaal