Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour
We are in the distant future. A turning point in the history of mankind has been reached. A devastating force is engaged in utterly destroying all life on earth. With the aid of a child, a few people have nonetheless succeeded in reaching a place of safety. But life in this safe room is far from easy. The survivors, being human, are constantly at odds with one another. On top of all this is the fact that the chosen ones cannot escape life. Immortality prevails, and suicide doesn’t offer any way out.
The ambiguous relationship with the child in the outside world, internal conflicts, cultural differences and the urges and instincts characteristic of humanity make it a time of uninterrupted commotion. The desire to surrender to the all-destroying forces of the outside world is always lurking. Is mankind actually worth saving?
In the theatre and dance performance Mockumentary of a Contemporary Saviour, Wim Vandekeybus, through the medium of seven characters, presents an incisive portrait of a messiah as an imaginary figure. Utopia and dystopia at a single glance. Nothing is what it seems in this futuristic reality
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DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY Wim Vandekeybus
CREATED WITH AND PERFORMED BY Anabel Lopez, Maria Kolegova, Yun Liu, Saïd Gharbi, Jason Quarles, Flavio D’ Andrea
ALSO PERFORMED BY Wouter Bruneel
ALSO CREATED WITH Daniel Copeland
TEXT Bart Meuleman & Ultima Vez
ARTISTIC ASSISTANT Jerry Killick, Aïda Gabriëls
DRAMATURGY Aïda Gabriëls, Jerry Killick
SCENOGRAPHY Wim Vandekeybus, Meryem Bayram
MUSIC AND SOUND DESIGN Charo Calvo
COCREATION SOUND DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF IRCAM COMPUTER MUSIC Manuel Poletti
VOICE SAVIOUR Maxim Daish Belay
MOVEMENT ASSISTANT German Jauregui
LIGHTING DESIGN Davy Deschepper, Wim Vandekeybus
COSTUME DESIGN Isabelle Lhoas ASSISTED BY Isabelle De Cannière
TECHNICAL COORDINATION Davy Deschepper
SOUND ENGINEER Bram Moriau ASSISTED BY Martin Antiphon (Ircam)
STAGE MANAGER Tom de With
SFX Zephyr Wildlife, Saskia Verreycken
PRODUCER Ultima Vez
CO-PRODUCERS KVS (Brussels), deSingel (Antwerp), Ircam-Centre Pompidou (Paris)