How Goes the World - Histoire(s) du Théâtre V

They exit and enter through doors somehow separated from walls, rushing to be part of a play that either hasn’t started or else ended decades ago. They slump to the sofa, weeping. They rise from the armchair in anger, then collapse again like amnesiacs. They head downstage to stare from a window that doesn't exist anymore. A piano plays the same tune repeatedly, grinding and warping its’ melody.
With Tim Etchells, NTGent adds a big name to the list of (inter)national artists creating a brand new play for the Histoire(s) du Théâtre series. Etchells’s contribution to the series uses a fragmentary quotation from Shakespeare’s Macbeth as its title: "How goes the world".
"Go see it," Belgian leading newspaper De Standaard advised back in September, "because as founder of the legendary British company Forced Entertainment, Etchells himself is a bit of living history. His absurd, philosophical, poetic lyrics always twist your perspective on reality."
Trigger warning: this performance contains references to suicide. If you have questions about suicide and want to talk about it call suicide line 1813 for free.
"Thoughtful, melancholic and breathtaking"Eberhard Spreng - Deutschland Funk Kultur
About Tim Etchells
Tim Etchells is a British artist and performer, born in 1962. He co-founded the company Forced Entertainment in 1984 and has been its artistic director ever since. In the past decades, Forced Entertainment became renowned all over the world for its renewing, minimalist, humorous and tantalising theatre. In 2016, the collective was awarded the prestigious International Ibsen Award.
Etchells' work often explores themes such as language, communication, and the relationship between performer and audience. His performances have been presented on major stages and festivals worldwide. Invited by NTGent, Etchells now creates the fifth part of the series Histoire(s) du Théatre. The Brit follows in the footsteps of Milo Rau, Faustin Linyekula, Angélica Liddell and Miet Warlop.
Want to know more?
Together with Alexander Devriendt of Ontroerend Goed, NTGent traveled to London a few weeks before the premiere of How Goes the World to talk to Tim Etchells about his new performance, the pros and cons of hours of talk, making theatre with as little material as possible, and the importance of keeping actors captive.
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Aurélie Alessandroni, Neil Callaghan , Aurélie Lannoy , John Rowleytext
Tim Etchellsconcept & direction
Tim Etchellsdramaturgy
Matthias Lilienthalmusic composition & sound design
Graeme Millerset design
Tim Etchells , Chris Vannestecostume design
Jo De Visscherlight design
Dennis Dielsdramaturgical advice
Benoît Vanraesproduction
NTGentcoproduction
Tandem Scène Nationale (Arras-Douai), Wiener Festwochen- 18 Nov 23 — Deutschland Funk Kultur (DUI) - "Dit nummer is niet langer in gebruik" - (recensie HDT V)
- 13 Nov 23 — Klara (BE) - "As a theatre maker, you organize energy on the stage. You’re making time flow." (interview Tim Etchells)
- 10 Nov 23 — Radio 1 (BE) - "Als het werk van Forced Entertainment niet bestond, dan zou Ontroerend Goed ander werk gemaakt hebben" (reportage met Alexander Devriendt over Tim Etchells)
- 19 Oct 23 — Broadway World (UK) - "Britse theaterlegende creëert vijfde deel in prestigieuze NTGent reeks" - (aankondiging 'How Goes the World')
- 7 Sep 23 — De Standaard - "Van Black Venus tot het operadebuut van Milo Rau: de beste podiumtips van het najaar" - (vermelding Tim Etchells, Crashtest Ibsen, Schaambod)
- 5 Sep 23 — De Morgen (BE) - 'Theatertips voor het najaar' (Milo Rau & Tim Etchells)
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