19.07.23 20.07.23

Every word was once an animal Ontroerend Goed

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Bastiaan Vandendriessche Og Animal Mirjam Devriendt Mirjam Devriendt
In the summer of 2023, NTGent will reprise three of Ontroerend Goed's most successful performances to celebrate the Ghent company's 'artist in residence' for the next few years. The "head-spinning" 'Every word was once an animal' is in that list.
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'Every Word Was Once An Animal' starts when a person comes on stage, walks casually to the microphone, adjusts it and starts talking. The person who is going to do all of this is good at opening scenes. Everyone would have liked to play that part but fate has appointed just one of us.

If you open the show, you set the tone of the whole show. And that's not easy, to open a show. It’s a big responsibility, because if the first lines are well done, if they land well, then it’s magic.

The beginning can’t go on forever. The rest of the show has to happen, and no, we can’t spoil it. But trust us, we’re telling you stories.

In Every Word Was Once An Animal, Ontroerend Goed dances on the thin line between truth and another truth. Forget what you just read. Just remember that half a truth is often a great lie.

"This is head-spinning theatre"
The Guardian - Mark Fisher ****
"This show intrigues, alienates and makes you laugh"
De Morgen - Ewoud Ceulemans ****
cast
  • Aaron J. Gordon
  • Bastiaan Vandendriessche
  • Charlotte De Bruyne
  • Karolien De Bleser
  • Shôn Dale-Jones
cast
  • Aaron J. Gordon
  • Bastiaan Vandendriessche
  • Charlotte De Bruyne
  • Karolien De Bleser
  • Shôn Dale-Jones
credits

direction

Alexander Devriendt

text

Alexander Devriendt, Angelo Tijssens, Charles Purcell, de cast

technique

Pepijn Mesure, Koen De Wilde, Anne Meeussen, Jeroen Wuyts

Babette Poncelet, Valerie Le Roy, Pepijn Mesure, Leentje Kerremans, Thibault Annoot (stage)

production

Marie Peeters, Fien Vandermeersch (stage)

video

Angelo Tijssens (regie), Maxime Lahousse (DOP)

coproduction

PerPodium, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Richard Jordan Productions

with support of

De Vlaamse Overheid, Stad Gent, Tax Shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid
TOON MEER
TOON MINDER
credits

direction

Alexander Devriendt

text

Alexander Devriendt, Angelo Tijssens, Charles Purcell, de cast

technique

Pepijn Mesure, Koen De Wilde, Anne Meeussen, Jeroen Wuyts

Babette Poncelet, Valerie Le Roy, Pepijn Mesure, Leentje Kerremans, Thibault Annoot (stage)

production

Marie Peeters, Fien Vandermeersch (stage)

video

Angelo Tijssens (regie), Maxime Lahousse (DOP)

coproduction

PerPodium, Theatre Royal Plymouth, Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Richard Jordan Productions

with support of

De Vlaamse Overheid, Stad Gent, Tax Shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid

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