LA CHAMBRE D’ISABELLA
Centred on the actress Viviane De Muynck, his peerless muse, this jewel of a play fluctuates between reality and fiction, humour and solemnity, dance and acting, magic and disillusion. The room in question harbours a secret, a lie that has dominated Isabella’s entire life. A veritable recycling firm, Lauwers’ hurly-burly theatre is chock-full of exotic objects that are the lifeblood of a century-old legend. Dance, theatre and music are all called upon and employed with a light, passionate touch. The art of this unclassifiable artist is captured in multilevel writing that keeps the audience in a state of turmoil.
Two hours of performance that is in perpetual movement, this piece leaves the spectator hungry for every morsel, from monologues to ramblings to songs that often have the audience humming along. It is a musical and tragic comedy, a stunning work presented by amazingly energetic performers. It will definitely confirm our dependence on Needcompany and director Jan Lauwers, a talented instigator of contemporary Flemish theatre.
TEXT, DIRECTION AND SET DESIGN
JAN LAUWERS
«MONOLOGUE DU MENTEUR»
WRITTEN BY ANNEKE BONNEMA
MUSIC
HANS PETTER DAHL, MAARTEN SEGHERS
LYRICS
JAN LAUWERS, ANNEKE BONNEMA
DANCE
JULIEN FAURE
LUDDE HAGBERG
TIJEN LAWTON
LOUISE PETERHOFF
COSTUME DESIGN
LEMM&BARKEY
LIGHTING DESIGN
JAN LAUWERS
KRISPIJN SCHUYESMANS
LUC GALLE
SOUND DESIGN
DRÉ SCHNEIDER
CAST
ANNEKE BONNEMA
HANS PETTER DAHL
VIVIANE DE MUYNCK
JULIEN FAURE
BENOÎT GOB
LUDDE HAGBERG
MAARTEN SEGHERS
TIJEN LAWTON
LOUISE PETERHOFF
COPRODUCERS
FESTIVAL D’AVIGNON
THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE
THÉÂTRE GARONNE
LA ROSE DES VENTS – SCÈNE NATIONALE DE VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
WELT IN BASEL THEATERFESTIVAL
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
KAAITHEATER-BRUXELLES
COMMISSION COMMUNAUTAIRE FLAMANDE DE LA RÉGION BRUXELLES-CAPITALE
WARNING: SHOTS WILL BE FIRED
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
LE CARREFOUR INTERNATIONAL DE THÉÂTRE DE QUÉBEC
