‘Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.’
(Macbeth, W. Shakespeare)
A lump in the throat and butterflies. Ventriloquism on thin ice. Trying to pass a TV hour by zapping. Shreds, fragments and pieces that only refer to themselves. No distance, no involvement. Full of meaning and completely devoid of sense. Life in its limitless banality. Eighteen actors transforming this banality into what, in essence, it is: tragedy, incomprehensible decay, bizarre rituals. Because, willy-nilly, they’re outsiders, they fling the absurdity of life full in our faces: stuff, heads in the sand, running around aimlessly.
Two musicians on a raft. Shipwrecked by time, accompanied by organ and drums, on an indefinable voyage. A play with words that are non-existing, a fight with silence.
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MAW played in Flanders and, among other things, in Berlin.
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Direction: Marc Bryssinck
Music: Flor Verschueren
Lights: Eric Dekort
Costumes: Ann Huybens
Decors: Geert Hautekiet
Photos: Yasmine Janssens
Cast:
Liesbeth Bertels
Luc de Jongh
Erik Dekeyser
Martine Derey
Ann Dockx
Agnes Fleerackers
Jan Geudens
Kris Hufkens
Luc Loots
Erna Roefs
Nancy Schellekens
Catherine Springuel
Bert van Elst
Els van Gils
Nadine Van Miert
Rik Van Raak
Kristien Van Roy
Marc Wagemans
Flor Verschueren (percussie)
Dirk Dergent (percussie)
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