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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
ABOUT THE WORK
Belgium’s renowned Ultima Vez makes its NYU Skirball debut with the U.S. premiere of Infamous Offspring, a high-voltage exploration of myth, power, and rebellion. Directed by the visionary Wim Vandekeybus, this electrifying work reimagines ancient myths through raw physicality, cinematic storytelling, and a pulse-pounding score. Performers push their bodies to the edge, embodying the chaos, beauty, and brutality of legendary tales passed down through generations. With Ultima Vez’s signature fusion of dance, theater, and filmic intensity, Infamous Offspring is a visceral journey into the primal forces that shape our collective imagination. Experience the NYC return of one of Europe’s boldest performance companies.
Production Guidance:
This production is performed in English with French surtitles.
Ultima Vez contains theatrical fog and loud music. It also contains explicit content and depictions of violence and sexualized violence.
RUN TIME
This production is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ultima Vez is the dynamic house for contemporary dance in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Brussels), founded in the mid-eighties by choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and photographer Wim Vandekeybus. He made a remarkable artistic debut with his first performance What the body does not remember (1987). The performance won a Bessie Award, granted for groundbreaking work. His second performance Les porteuses de mauvaises nouvelles (1989) was also honored with this award. In his unique style, Vandekeybus has created milestones in the development of modern dance with his performances over the last few decades, at home and abroad.ultimavez.com/wim-
CREATIVE CREDITS
Direction And Choreography: Wim Vandekeybus
Created With And Performed By: Iona Kewney, Maria Zhi Tortosa Soriano, Lotta Sandborgh, Cola Ho Lok Yee, Samuel Planas, Rakesh Sukesh, Paola Taddeo, Adrian Thömmes, and Hakim Abdou Mlanao
Text: Fiona Benson
Music: Warren Ellis/dirty Three and ILA
Sound Design Film: Arthur Brouns
Artistic Assistant And Dramaturgy: Margherita Scalise
Movement Assistance: Maria Kolegova and Alexandros Anastasiadis
Costume Design: Isabelle Lhoas
Costume Assistance: Susanne Fischer
Stage Design: Wim Vandekeybus
Decor Realisation And Consultancy: Schröder, Pepijn Mesure and KVS
Sound Engineer And Live Video Operator: Schröder
Light Design: Wim Vandekeybus and Benjamin Verbrugge
Light On Tour: Benjamin Verbrugge
Supertitles: Heleen Schepens
Translations: Flavia Casini (Italian), Anne Vanderschueren (French), Alex Stockman & Kim Schepens (Dutch)
Production: Heleen Schepens
Tour Managers: Heleen Schepens and Kenneth Raemaekers
Distribution: Julia Bouhjar
Consultancy On Mythology: Nadia Sels
Thanks To: Jerry Killick, Matteo Principi, and Louis Kubben
Pictures: Wim Vandekeybus and Danny Willems
Production: Ultima Vez
SUPPORT
This project is made possible in part with support from the General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA, NYU Gallatin Classics & the Contemporary, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
CO-PRODUCTION Teatro Comunale Di Ferrara, Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, KVS
WITH THE SUPPORT OF Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government, Casa Kafka Pictures Tax Shelter empowered by Belfius. Ultima Vez is supported by the Flemish Community & the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels Capital Region
NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the Howard Gilman Foundation; Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels; Culture Ireland; The Shubert Foundation; Collins Building Services; General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA; Goethe Institut New York; Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; New England Foundation for the Arts; Harkness Foundation for Dance; and Marta Heflin Foundation; as well as our valued donors through memberships, commissioning, and Allies for Arts Access Fund support.