Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui/Toneelhuis

Myth

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Moroccan-Flemish choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui is renowned for creating dazzling and emotionally wrought storybooks in motion, rich in evocative symbolism and vivid archetypal characters. A mix of Pina Bausch and Hieronymus Bosch, Sidi Larbi’s nuanced and richly layered new work (produced in association with Antwerp’s Toneelhuis theater collective), blurs the line between dance, theater, music and art, drawing inspiration from numerous mythological, religious and iconographical sources including the tarot, martial arts and The Wizard of Oz. In a waiting room filled with shelves of old books and skulls, the characters of Myth move across the stage in a purgatory of uncertainty, stalked by dancers in black, representing their shadows. Perched above the action, singer Patrizia Bovi and the Micrologus ensemble perform an ethereal blend of medieval polyphony, serving as a striking counterpoint to the earthly struggles below. A set of large double doors hints at what lies beyond.

Contains strong language

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