La Fête

La Fête
La Fête
Anne-Cécile Vandalem / Das Fräulein Kompanie
12.11.26 — 13.11.26

La Fête

12.11.26 — 13.11.26

Anne-Cécile Vandalem and Joëlle Sambi draw on a real event that deeply marked Belgium: the death of Sanda Dia in December 2018, following an initiation ritual within an elitist student fraternity. 

Starting from this tragedy and the trial of the members of Reuzegom, their creative team is undertaking a long-term exploration of
the mechanisms that protect elites, the denial of racism, and the reproduction of social privilege. 

Theatre becomes a space for experimentation, where reality and fiction rub against each other, where silenced narratives can emerge without any promise of consolation or forgiveness. At the crossroads of the political and the intimate, the play seeks to make visible the shadowy zones left by the handling of this story — those unresolved areas that theatre brings into the open.

Practical info

Duration

2h45

Tickets
15 - 28 euros
Language
Dutch, French
Subtitles
Dutch
Good to know

Flemish premiere

Dates

Thu 12.11.26 — 20u00

20u00

NTGent Schouwburg
Tickets

Fri 13.11.26 — 18u30

18u30

NTGent Schouwburg
Tickets

They saw the play and said:

  • We durven we nu al voorspellen dat de bijna drie uur durende voorstelling een van dé theaterkleppers van het najaar wordt

    De Standaard (BE), Read the article
  • The play lays bare the unease inherent in Sanda Dia’s death: the confrontation with the violence we continue to perpetrate, in spite of ourselves. For three hours, you find yourself holding your breath in fascination during this plunge into darkness

    , Le Soir (BE), Read the article

Credits

With

Habib Ben Tanfous, Anne-Pascale Clairembourg, Arne De Tremerie, François Ebouele, Oscar Van Rompay, Anne-Cécile Vandalem, Federico D’Ambrosio, Alex Tambu

Direction

Anne-Cécile Vandalem

Text

Anne-Cécile Vandalem & Joëlle Sambi, with the collaboration of the cast and fed by talks with the Dia & De Vel families

Dramaturgical collaboration

Eva-Maria Bretschy, François Makanga

Voice over

De gedichten in de voice-over zijn geschreven en voorgedragen door Joëlle Sambi

Director's assistant

Pauline Ringeade, Yasmine Deroui, Astrid Akay,
Hikmat Vanthomme

Scenography

Ruimtevaarders

Assistance scenography & props

Jenske Vanhaelemeersch

Technical direction

Yorrick Detroy, Damien Arrii

Costume design

Laurence Hermant

Make-up and special effects

Kenza Benbouchta

Light design

Amélie Gehin

Video design

Vincent Pinckaers

Music

Pierre Kissling & Alex Tambu

Sound design

Antoine Bourgain

Production

Das Fräulein (Kompanie)

Coproduction

Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Théâtre de Liège, Nanterre-Amandiers — Centre 
dramatique national, les Théâtres de la Ville du Luxembourg, Théâtre de la Cité à Toulouse, 
Théâtre de Namur, Ruhrfestspiele, Maison de la Culture de Tournai, Théâtre des Célestins à
Lyon, Malraux scène nationale Chambéry Savoie, Maison de la Culture de Bourges – Scène 
nationale, La Coop asbl & Shelter Prod

With the support of

Taxshelter.be, ING, tax-shelter of the Belgian federal government, Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles

Decor studio

Théâtre de Liège

Costume studio

Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

Thanks to

Seydou Devel, Marie Steenkist, Ousmane Dia, Ferre Vervoort, Peter Huyberechts, Douglas DeConinck, Elise Van Bocxlaer, Bart Willocx, Luc De Cleir, Serge Gutwirth, Arnaud Timmermans, Karel Van Haesebrouck, Marc Neve, Aicha Cissé, Abigail Abraham, Viggo Ebouele, Nour Ben Tanfous Laval, Billie Sage, Marilou Kissling, Juliette Challet, Amel Benaïssa, Sarah Seignobosc, Sébastien Monfé, Floriane Devigne, Chloé Dilasser, the TN front-of-house team, Nicolas Pommier, Fémïya, Amélie Genin - Cabinet JVM, Amandine Laval, Céline Gaudier, Bernadette Schnabel, Roxana Ionesco, Dulia Lengema, Ophélie Mac, Soumaya Phéline, Peggy Pierrot, Gaëtan d’Agostino, Olivier Marboeuf, Sander Costermans, Jasper Derluyn, de deelnemers aan de workshops van maart en juni 2024: Daphne Agten, Damien Avice, Arnaud Botman, Hakim Bouacha, Laurent Caron, Quentin Chaverat, Ibrahima Diokine Sambou, Caroline Donnely, Jessica Fanhan, Zoé Kovacs, Christine Leboutte, Dinga Linora, Liu Marcia, Jovial Mbenga, Rehab Mehal, Alexandre Michel, Berdine Nusseldeer, Lea Quinsac, Deborah Rouach, Catherine Salée, Thibaut Sartori, Annah Schaeffer, Ghita Serraj, Consolate Siperius, Antoine Plaisant, Mieke Verdin, de leden van de Raad van Bestuur van Das Fräulein (Kompanie): Audrey Brooking, Benoît Hennaut, Mylène Lauzon, Dominique Roodthooft, Michel Van Slijpe, Xavier Van Aerssen, Jennifer Fernandez, cateraars Archie, Ventre Content & Terter.

Dates

Thu 12.11.26 — 20u00

20u00

NTGent Schouwburg
Tickets

Fri 13.11.26 — 18u30

18u30

NTGent Schouwburg
Tickets

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