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Act of Living
Constantly juggling between comfort and insecurity and the result of having invited hypocrisy and conflict into our daily lives have made us contemporary human monsters, far from the people we once thought we were.
In this story two men and a woman embark on a journey believing that connecting with each other might rescue them, only to realize that in life we remain utterly alone. Having to cope with social pressure, they find themselves failing in all aspects of communication. With their lack of enthusiasm and a monotony that kills born out of numerous errors, they travel through the land of social humiliation and face the horror of forced joy and desperate interactions in order to fit in somewhere, sometimes. Trying hard to find peace between who they are and the world that surrounds them, they end up on a post-paradise planet, alone but together. The place that was promised them, on the condition that they behaved well, has suddenly lost all value, as have they.
Credits
Concept and direction Nada Gambier Made and performed with Ugo Dehaes and Kwint Manshoven Light design Peter de Goy Production wp Zimmer and Dans in Limburg Subsidized by the City of Antwerp Supported by the Summerstudios in Brussels, Vooruit in Gent and the Beursschouwburg in Brussels Tour management Action Scénique vzw
Extra information
Act of living - Catalogue of failure was presented in
Belgium: Berchem (CCBe), Ghent (Vooruit), Tongeren (De Velinx)
The Netherlands: Amsterdam (Brakke Grond / Somethin Raw)
Poland: Poznan (Stary Browar Art Centre)
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