music theatre in flanders - Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen

are used to fabricate new instruments, little sound factories.
Thus, in the first production of the company, TP#1, body and sound
enter into a naked confrontation. Girded in a sensory costume, a
dancer is launched into a dialogue with the sound produced by a
combination of mechanical and electronic sound sources.
In Madame Fataal, the sound is a character that interacts with
an actor and a dancer. The sound supports or disturbs the combined
performance of the two players. This interaction turns into
a struggle for control, ending either in harmony, or in chaos.
Tuning People’s most recent project is a music theatre installation
with self-designed instruments. Worm moves like an idle
sound vehicle. The spectators find themselves in a confined space
full of odd instruments and sound devices and have to relate continuously
to the space and the moving ‘worm’.
vlaamse opera/Flemish opera
www.vlaamseopera.be
The Flemish Opera is the only Flemish institution for opera. The
company has two venues, in Antwerp and Ghent, and it has its
own choir and orchestra.
The company considers opera a complete art form, an artistic discipline
in which visual and aural components are equally important.
The programme includes both household repertoire, in contemporary
presentations, and less well-known or unknown works,
allowing the public to enjoy a wide range of musical expressions,
from 17 th -century music theatre to the latest opera creations.
With world creations of commissioned work by talented young
artists, performance of unknown baroque repertoire or by work-
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