Anatomie van pijn

"Imaginative, disruptive and uncompromising"Hein Janssen - De Volkskrant ****
Lies Pauwels (Het Hamiltoncomplex) directs a performance about a life with pain and pain in life. Pain as symphony, as solitary experiment, as painful blunder, eternal or acute, as demon or as relief, as label or as portent of doom. Pain is not an isolated matter, it is sometimes a way of being. This performance builds on the experiences of people who suffer from pain, both physically as well as mentally. Together with four performing artists they analyse pain and its metaphors.
"In this performance, artists in excellent health share the stage with people who are chronically ill. This collaboration is enormously inspiring," Pauwels says, "While we pretend that the world is manageable, chronically ill people know the human gut. They incarnate the sensitivity and weltschmerz that can be found in many classics. I call them (after Diane Arbus) the 'aristocrats of the gut feeling'. They know things that we close our eyes to and that's what I'm looking for. The artists are a metaphor for the theme on which I want to make a performance. What condition is the world in? How do we cope with the stumbling sides? Do we ignore them? What about our vulnerability?"




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credits
direction
Lies Pauwelsdramaturgy
Steven Heenescenography & costume design
Johanna Trudzinskilight design
Kurt Lefevre (ontwerp)direction assistant
Katelijne Laevensproduction management
Greet Provéstage manager
Marijn Vlaemincktechnical production management
Oliver Houttekietsound technician
Bart Meeusen , Stavros D. Tarlizoslight technique
Ramon Blancquaertdresser
Silke Degrevepsychological support
Machteld De Roover, Valérie De Préinternship direction assistant
Melissa Deconynck, Manou Selhorsttrainee costumedesign
Jessica Juchtmanscoproducer
Samana, Sontagthis production was realized with the support of
The Belgian Tax Shelterset realisation
Flup Beys , Thierry Dhondt , Luc Goedertier , Joris Soenen , Pierre Keulemansrealisation costumes
Mieke Vander Cruyssen, Jessica Juchtmans, An De Molcreation surtitles
Steven Heenesurtitling
Katelijne Laevens
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Deze avond de voorstelling gezien in Geel.
Ontroerend, herkenbaar, fantastisch!
Genoten met een krop in de keel, tranen in de ogen en een warm hart.
Een dikke pluim aan iedereen die hieraan meegewerkt heeft!