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U.S. PREMIERE
“One of the best performances of the year … the instant standing ovation for the show was more than earned, it felt like “The Hunger Games” for theater aficionados.” – The New York Times
Twelve performers enter the stage for a mesmerizing ritual about farewell, life and death, hope and resurrection.
ABOUT THE WORK
Co-Presented with L’Alliance New York as a part of Crossing The Line Festival
One Song — the newest creation from Belgian multi-disciplinary artist Miet Warlop — is an exhilarating and joyful fusion of a live competition and a concert, where a single song has the power to define a society.
In this highly anticipated U.S. premiere, twelve performers take the stage in a mesmerizing ritual that explores themes of hope, life, death, and resurrection. Throughout the performance, an audience votes after each act, a cheerleader offers unwavering support, and a sportscaster provides live commentary.
At the invitation of the Belgian city theatre NTGent and its director Milo Rau, Miet Warlop was asked: What is your history as a “theatre maker”? One Song is her response. the long-running series Histoire(s) du Théâtre, she is the fourth director to accept the challenge of a creation in which present, past and future meet each other in an inspiring way – after Milo Rau, Faustin Linyekula and Angélica Liddell. ONE SONG – Histoire(s) du Théâtre IV is set in the unique universe of Warlop.
Praised by The New York Times as one of the “Top European Productions of 2022” during its run at the Avignon Festival, One Song makes its U.S. premiere at NYU Skirball.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Miet Warlop is a Belgian transdisciplinary artist born in Torhout. She holds a master’s degree in visual arts from KASK, Ghent. In addition to her performance work for theater venues, Warlop has created and presented an ever-growing cycle of visual art performances, interventions and live installations. She has been populating European performance and gallery stages for over twenty years with her absurdly colorful figures, living objects, and spectacles of form and color. Among a selection of venues: Festival Actoral Marseille (FR), Hebbel am Uber Berlin (DE), BUDA Kortrijk (BE), Vooruit Gent (BE), De Brakke Grond Amsterdam (NL), Bozar Brussel (BE), Lisson Gallery London (UK), Baltic Triennial Vilnius (LT), ImPulsTanz Vienna (AU), La Villette Paris (FR), Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf (DE) and Usine-C Actoral Montréal (CA).
L’Alliance New York is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to providing its audience and students with engaging French language classes and audacious multi-disciplinary programming that celebrates the diversity of francophone cultures and creativity around the world. A welcoming and inclusive community for all ages and all backgrounds, L’Alliance New York is a place where people can meet, learn, and explore the richness of our heritages and share discoveries. L’Alliance New York strives to amplify voices and build bridges from the entire francophone world to New York and beyond.
Crossing The Line is a citywide festival that engages international artists and New York City audiences in artistic discovery and critical dialogue to re-imagine the world around us. Crossing The Line is produced by L’Alliance New York in partnership with leading cultural institutions.
CREATIVE CREDITS
With Simon Beeckaert, Elisabeth Klinck, Willem Lenaerts, Milan Schudel, Melvin Slabbinck, Joppe Tanghe, Karin Tanghe, Wietse Tanghe
And Rint Dens †, Marius Lefever, Miet Warlop
With Special Guests Angela Zhang, Catt Filippov, and Lucy Sky Everett
Conception, direction & scenography Miet Warlop
Text Miet Warlop assisted by Jeroen Olyslaegers
Tour manager Dana Tucker
Technical production & stage manager Oliver Houttekiet, Patrick Vanderhaegen
Technical team Dietrich Lerooij, Pieter Kinoli, Jurgen Techel
Production NTGent, Miet Warlop / Irene Wool vzw
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, Stad Gent, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government
RUN TIME
Approximately 1 hour with no intermission.
SUPPORT
NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the National Endowment for the Arts; 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; Van Cleef and Arpels; Collins Building Services; General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA; and Marta Heflin Foundation; as well as our valued donors through memberships, commissioning, and Allies for Arts Access Fund support
