[meeuw]
Owe SignetThe starting point is Anton Chekhov's The Seagull (1896), one of the greatest and most tender theatre texts in literary history about a searching youth with new ideas and an older generation that feels threatened by them. A tale of yearning for the past and longing for a free life; told from the perspective of three different generations. Love and longing as devastating driving forces during a family reunion. A comedy in four acts, as the Russian writer himself called it.
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“We need new forms, and if we don't get them, we'd rather have nothing at all”Konstantin Gavrilovitsj Trepljov - Character from 'The Seagull'
The performance [meeuw] aims primarily to be an encounter with the Flemish deaf community, a collaboration of performers from different backgrounds. Professional actors and amateur actors with Flemish Sign Language as their mother tongue. A theatrical encounter between performers from the same community, living close together yet separated by a language barrier.
“I have been near your house so many times, but I have never entered. Let's sit down.”Nina Michailovna Zaretsjnaja - Character from 'The Seagull'
credits
direction
Stijn Van Opstaledit
Stijn Van Opstal , Scarlet Tummers, Tom Dewispelaere, Francis Geeraert, with thaks to Ilja Leonard Pfeijffertranslation to flemish sign language
Diane Boonen , Sam Verstraete, Hilde Verhelst e.a.performance
Yousra Boukantar , Sofie Decleir, Tom Dewispelaere, Lobke Leirens, Lut Reysen, Willy Thomas, Serge Vlerick, Tana Wuytensdramaturgy
Scarlet Tummersset design
Damiaan De Schrijver , Stijn Van Opstallight design
Frank Hardycostume design
Monique Van Hasseldirection assistent
Francis Geeraertproduction
Toneelhuis | Olympique Dramatiquecoproduction
theater arsenaalwith the support of
Silence Radio , KU Leuven Campus Antwerpen (Toegepaste Taalkunde), Literatuur Vlaanderen, Doof Vlaanderen, het Vlaams GebarentaalCentrum Doof & Eventsde Tax Shelter van de Belgische federale overheid, Look@Leo, Silence Radio, Nationale Loterij, Koning BoudewijnstichtingTICKETS
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