De Opstand van de Gevels: de karavaan - NTGent | Thomas Verstraeten’s reversal ritual, a large-scale artistic intervention in Ghent

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Premiere

De Opstand van de Gevels

De Opstand van de Gevels

Ghent celebrates a new cultural year

Thomas Verstraeten

12.09.26 — 12.09.26

De Opstand van de Gevels

12.09.26

Artist Thomas Verstraeten is no stranger to largescale artistic interventions in public space. For his latest project, he is asking Ghent residents to participate in a big ritual of reversal. A façade on the Vrijdagmarkt and another in the Brugse Poort district are being carefully reconstructed and placed in front of the original façades.

During the music festival OdeGand, the façades will tear themselves free from the row of houses. They will meet in a procession accompanied by local residents and musicians. Ultimately, the façade from the Vrijdagmarkt will end up in the Brugse Poort and vice versa, surrounded by jubilant crowds. In this movement across the city, Verstraeten exposes the tension and connection between the historic city centre and the edge of the city, revealing the façades as masks of the city behind which there is much to discover. Everyone is welcome to join the experience

Practical info

Duration

From 11am

Tickets

Free

Good to know

Watching the parade is free of charge, the start location will be announced later.

Dates

Sat 12.09.26 — 11u00

11u00

Ghent, on location

Credits

Concept, Scenography & Direction

Thomas Verstraeten

Musical direction & arrangements

Helena Casella, Wouter Deltour

Muziek & spel

Stadsorkest Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Light manager

Sietske Van Aerde

Dramaturgy

Maarten Boussery

Coproduction

Gent Festival van Vlaanderen, VIERNULVIER, NTGent, CAMPO, KOPERGIETERY

With the support of

De Vieze Gasten

Dates

Sat 12.09.26 — 11u00

11u00

Ghent, on location

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