
Void
A powerful dance experience that prompts reflection on individuality and difference
In Void, Wim Vandekeybus presents a world centered around outcast characters who live in their own ‘bubble’ or ‘void’. Dancers tell the story of people who do not follow the expected path but deviate from it in fascinating ways. Despite their differences, the characters come together in harmony, painting an optimistic picture of individuality in which respect and cooperation are more important than aggression, even during conflicts.
Although the set is minimalist, the performance is anything but ‘void’. In Ultima Vez’ signature physical movement language, and an exciting play of sound and silence, Void takes the audience on an impressive dance experience that encourages reflect
direction & choreography Wim Vandekeybus created with & performed by Iona Kewney, Lotta Sandborgh, Cola Ho Lok Yee, Paola Taddeo, Adrian Thömmes, Hakim Abdou Mlanao artistic assistant & dramaturgy Margherita Scalise movement assistant Maria Kolegova original music & sound design Arthur Brouns stage design Wim Vandekeybus light design Wim Vandekeybus, Benjamin Verbrugge technicians Schröder, Pepijn Mesure, Benjamin Verbrugge production Heleen Schepens, Kenneth Raemaekers distribution Julia Bouhjar co-production KVS Brussels’ Flemish city theatre, Danseu Festival, Theater im Pumpenhaus, Emilia Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale special thanks to Thi-Mai Nguyen, Jerry Killick, European Theatre and Film Institute. with the support of Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government, Ufund Ultima Vez is supported by the Flemish Community & the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels Capital Region