HOLDERS

How ageing bodies carry memories

HOLDERS is an immersive performance that delves into the ageing body’s capacity to hold memory. Set within a dynamic textile installation – a visual metaphor for the memory – the piece brings the process of remembering and forgetting to life. At its core are five 65+ women, non-professional performers but the ‘holders’ of this fragile yet powerful space. As they knit and unravel its fabric, they whisper, sing, and scream the stories woven within it.

Like modern-day Sirens, they navigate this textile vessel, steering through moments of wonder and unease. With their raw authenticity and disarming presence, they draw the audience into a shared journey of connection and collective remembrance, blurring the line between observer and participant.

concept, choreography & visual direction Francesca Chiodi Latini textile and spatial advisory & costume design Miguel Peñaranda Olmeda performance Maria Fernanda Aguiar de Arêde, Giovanna Romagnolo, Jeannine Titeca, Joske Vander Biest, Lief Weuts music Kris Vanderstraeten & Ruben Machtelinckx technical direction Tim Wouters production Vera Otte artistic advice Dan Mussett video Henri Ardui / studio orbit photos Boris Bruegel co-production C-takt, KAAP, workspacebrussels residencies deSingel, STUK supported by the Flemish Community and the City of Leuven

Relaxed performances?

This is a relaxed performance. Those are performances that loosen the classic rules of a theatre venue: fewer stimuli, subdued lighting, and an open atmosphere where it's perfectly okay to move or make sounds. This is how we aim to make our performances more accessible to a wider audience. You can read more about our relaxed performances and accessibility via this link.