“Knock Knock. Who’s There? It’s Your Grief From The Past.” - Excerpt from One Song

After a tour of more than a hundred shows all over the wold, AB and Kaaitheater are delighted to welcome the dernière of this undisputed blockbuster. One Song - Histoire(s) du Théâtre IV is set in the unique universe of visual artist and theatre-maker Miet Warlop. A group of performers, including AB-regular Elisabeth Klinck, enter the arena for an mesmerizing ritual about parting, life and death, hope and rebirth.

Together, the performers go to extremes: with sung text, images and objects, oxygen and sweat, they stir up our human condition. Time and again, someone stands up to push the boundaries. The performers defy time and give expression to a deeply human need: the moment when we are able to transcend our thinking bodies.

In the press

De Morgen: “A primal scream and visual bombshell.”

Le Soir: “Miet Warlop knocks out the audience of Festival d’Avignon with ‘One Song’.”

De Standaard: (✮✮✮✮) “Miet ­Warlop dropped an energy bomb on the Festival d’Avignon with One Song. A theatrical uproar.”

Knack: “Warlop balances the ferocity of grief and these times in a headily humorous and poignant dance concert that goes off and kind of gives you a booster shot of energy.”

The Guardian: (✮✮✮✮) “The most exalted show of the opening days of Festival d’Avignon is directed by the uncategorisable Belgian artist Miet Warlop. Warlop proves to be an essential theatre voice.”

The New York Times: “The instant standing ovation in Avignon wasn’t merely a way to reward the performers for their efforts: ‘One Song’ lingered in the mind as a wild, exhilarating study in absurdity.”

Credits

Creation & performance: MET Simon Beeckaert, Elisabeth Klinck, Willem Lenaerts/Gilles Vandecaveye-Pinoy, Milan Schudel, Melvin Slabbinck, Joppe Tanghe, Karin Tanghe, Wietse Tanghe EN Sid Djamel Besseghir, Max Colonne, Rint Dens †, Judith Engelen, Eva Kamanda, Marius Lefever, Luka Mariën, Flora Van Canneyt

Music: Maarten Van Cauwenberghe together with everyone

Co-production: Festival d'Avignon, DE SINGEL (Antwerp), Tandem Scène Nationale (Arras-Douai), Théâtre Dijon Bourgogne Centre dramatique national, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, La Comédie de Valence - Centre dramatique national Drôme - Ardèche, Teatre Lliure (Barcelona)

With the support of: The Flemish Government, The City of Ghent, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government