Sanja Mitrović

Speak !

Sanja Mitrović

Concept and choregraphy Sanja Mitrović

Interpretation Sanja Mitrović and Jorre Vandenbussche Dramaturgy Jonas Rutgeerts Scenography Laurent Liefooghe and Christophe Antipas (LLAC architectes) Sound Luka Ivanović Costumes Frédérick Denis Development Friso Wiersum

A man, a woman. Two champions in rhetoric, engaged in a match with only one winner at the end. Eight rounds to convince, to seduce with words and the way of using them. Enthusiasm, strength, emotion, all is fair: it's for you to decide! For this creation, Sanja Mitrovic brought together a series of political speeches which at the time were all about a unifying message of hope. Some were said by staunch democrats, others by actual tyrants. Will you be able to tell the difference? Not necessarily. That's what Speak is all about: stirring up trouble, testing our resilience in the face of persuasion mechanisms and, thereby, increasing our vigilance with respect to a society where la form supersedes content.

Production Stand Up Tall Productions (Amsterdam)
Coproduction Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels)
Collaborations Théâtre de la Bourse (Brussels) ; Pianofabriek de Saint Gilles (Belgium) ; Spring Performing Arts Festival (Netherlands) ; STUK Kunstencentrum (Belgium)
Supports Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (Netherlands) ; Performing Arts Fund (Netherlands) ; Ambassade du Royaume des Pays-Bas