Yellow - A Journey into Europe's Heart of Darkness: Rex
In The Black - Yellow - Red Trilogy: A Journey into Europe's Heart of Darkness , Luk Perceval, resident director at NTGent, zooms in on three dark chapters in Belgium’s past. In part two, Yellow, he looks back on the Flemish collaboration during the Second World War on the basis of a new play by Peter van Kraaij, mixed with other texts.
1933-1936. A young generation dreams of a new world order. From 1941 onwards, many of them join the Nazi ideology and go to the Eastern Front. Were they misled? Were they really that naive?
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Author and dramatist Peter van Kraaij introduces a Flemish family: Staf, a member of the Dietse Militie; his wife Marije; their son Jef, a member of the Flemish Legion on the Eastern Front; their daughter Mie, a member of the Dietse Meisjesscharen; Hubert, Staf's brother and not involved in the collaboration; and uncle Laurens, a priest and Marije's brother.
Their testimonies are combined with other voices. Among them: Channa, a young Jewish woman, and Aloysius, a soldier on the Eastern Front. Presen too, are the Belgian Léon Degrelle, founder of the fascist movement Rex and active in the Walloon Legion, and Otto Skorzeny, an Austrian and decorated officer in the Waffen-SS. Yellow is a mulltilingual choir that evokes the grim zeitgeist of the 1930s, supporter live by the music of composer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Gysel.
In the spring of 2021, Yellow premiered as a theatre film, which landed a four star review in 'The Guardian', much praise for the cast in 'The New York Times' and was selected for Theaterfestival 2021. In the fall of 2021, Yellow premiered live in Ghent.
credits
direction
Luk Percevaltext
Peter van Kraaij , en andere bronnendramaturgy
Peter van Kraaij , Steven Heene , Margit Niederhubermusic
Sam Gysellight design
Mark Van Denessecostume design
Ilse Vandenbusscheset design
Annette Kurzassistant set design
Sammy Van den Heuvelmovement coach
Ted Stofferlanguage coach
Elke De Brouwerdirection assistant
Liesbeth Standaertproduction management
Els Jacxsenstour manager
Mimi van de Puttour assistant & surtitles
Liesbeth Standaerttechnical production management
Chris Vannestestage manager
Marijn Vlaemincklight technique
Sander Michielssound technique
Bart Meeusen , Frederik Vanslembrouckstage technique
Eddy Deschepper , Ramon Blancquaertdresser
Micheline D'Hertogeinternship direction
Zephyr Brüggen, Delphine Delabeyeinternship dramaturgy
Ingrid Haugen, Martijn Gielen, Emmeline Henderickxtrainee set- and costume design
Chloé Wasselin-Dandreinternship production
Fine Stoffelsproduction
NTGentcoproduction
Landestheater Niederösterreich, Le Manège Maubeugethis production was realized with the support of
The Belgian Tax ShelterNEWS
- 4 Oct 21 — De Morgen - 'Zweet en genot: de erotiek van de macht' (Review Yellow ****)
- 29 Sep 21 — Le Soir - 'Luk Perceval: "We moeten ons eigen 'Chagrijn der Belgen' opnieuw creëren'
- 25 Jun 21 — De Standaard - "Video en audio doen intrede op Theaterfestival" - (over selectie 'Yellow')
- 18 Mar 21 — The New York Times - 'Yellow’ Is a Play That Looks Great on Film. What Will It Be Like Onstage? - (review)
- 15 Mar 21 — The Guardian: Een aangrijpend verhaal over het fascisme in België (review "Yellow" - 4 sterren)
- 15 Mar 21 — De Volkskrant: Luk Percevals keuze om een filmische onlineversie te maken van Yellow pakt goed uit. (review "Yellow" - 4 sterren)
- 15 Mar 21 — Salzburger Nachrichten: Een Hitlergroet die ontspringt aan de dans (review "Yellow")
- 12 Mar 21 — Pzazz: ‘De dwaalwegen van de Vlaamse Beweging’
- 8 Mar 21 — De Morgen: 'In België vond er een oorlog binnen de oorlog plaats' (dubbelinterview met Luk Perceval en Bruno De Wever over "Yellow")
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