My body as a commodity
Lucinde Wahlenyour trauma has a beat
My Body as a Commodity is a sultry musical trip that explores the boundaries of fiction. Under high-energy live percussion, theatre maker Anne-Laure Vandeputte explores the tension between the performer's ownership of her body image and how it is viewed.
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‟A paragon of its time“Floris Baeke, De Standaard ★★★★
She meets a director who wants to talk about strong women.
She meets a man who wonders if he appears in the show.
She meets a sex worker in Berlin and bombs her as her own personal Jesus.
Together with musician Andrew van Ostade, Vandeputte performs a monologue-on-beats that questions and challenges the narrative about physical trauma.
credits
concept & text
Anne-Laure Vandeputteperformance
Anne-Laure Vandeputte & Andrew Van Ostademusic
Andrew Van Ostade & Anne-Laure Vandeputtedramaturgy
Purni Morellfinal direction
Lisa Verbelenlighting design
Caroline Mathieuscenography
Gilles Pollakcostume design
Sam de Molsound design/technical
Korneel Moreauxsound engeneering
Bart Vincenttechnical
Gilles Pollakimages
Lucinde Wahlengraphic design
Evi Peetersproduction
KWP Kunstenwerkplaatscoproduction
KAAP , C-mine, Monty and KWPwith the support of
Kaaitheater , School van Gaasbeek, de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en de Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissiethanks to
Chiqui Love , Evi Cats, Louise Van den Eede, Maya Dhondt, Gouvernement- 28 Jan 25 — Etcetera (BE) - "Party in a minefield" (review'My Body as A Commodity')
- 24 Jan 25 — De Standaard (BE) ★★★★ - "Anne-Laure Vandeputte builds a glitter party on the ashes of her pain in onewoman show" (review 'My Body as a Commodity')
- 20 Jan 25 — De Morgen (BE) - "Wat zijn de gelijkenissen tussen acteren en sekswerk? Anne-Laure Vandeputte vraagt het zich af in ‘My Body as a Commodity’"
