Performance
Miet Warlop: Ghost Writer and the Broken Hand Break

Fri, 18.10.2019 -
Sat, 19.10.2019
Birmingham Hippodrome, Patrick Studio

In Ghost Writer and the Broken Hand Break, Warlop works with the idea of a western version of the whirling dance known from Sufi dervishes. Three performers spin in a circle for 45 minutes – a movement that in Sufi ceremonies is meant to induce a state of religious ecstasy. Keeping with Miet Warlop’s style, the whirling is enriched by making music. It becomes an experiment in perception, a dizzy feeling, a reflection on the spirit of our time. The mixture of whirling dance, recitation and concert moves on the thin line between self-control and loss of control. How can we find a balance between self-control and devotion? What shape are the spirits that write the story of our life?

Concept and direction - Miet Warlop Music and Performance - Pieter De Meester, Wietse Tanghe, Joppe Tanghe, Miet Warlop, Midas Heuvinck Lyrics - Raimundas Malasauskas, Miet Warlop, Pieter De Meester Technique and Production - Niels Antonissen, Mathias Batsleer Sound Engineer - Bart Van Hoydonck Light Design - Henri Emmanuel Doublier Costumes - Karolien Nuyttens Produced by - Miet Warlop /Irene Wool vzw & NTGent Co-produced by - Arts Centre Vooruit Gent, HAU Hebbel am Ufer - Berlin With the support of - City of Ghent, Actoral. 17 Marseille

Trailer of Ghost Writer and the Broken Hand Break

"Every once in a while you can experience a performance reminiscent of a uniqueness often missed by so many others. Ghost Writer an the Broken Hand Break by Miet Warlop is one such anomaly. In experiencing this performance, something in your being is created and triggered, something that makes your heart beat just a bit faster - because you are not just a viewer, but also an active participant in its birth."
– De Theaterkrant.nl
 

We are delighted to be supporting the performance together with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany at this year’s Fierce Festival.