First showing in French community
Josse De Pauw / Jan Kuijken / George Van Dam / David Van Reybrouck
Theatre / Belgique

Actor, film and stage director, Josse De Paw dreamed of creating a musical theatre performance around the composers and musicians Jan Kuijken (cellist) and George Van Dam (violinist). One day, when listening to the story of Maeterlinck and his book Life of termites, the story of a plagiarism, he knew finally that he had found his idea. The performance starts like a conference and then transforms into a Shakespearian nightmare, which becomes an existential quest of a poetic nature.

 “ … What is extraordinary about this performance is its capacity to give shape through its structure and music to scientist who is searching and trying to create and breed order from chaos… Josse De Pauw is a fabulous actor who draws you into his diabolically intelligent but equally warm and generous performance.” Pol Arias, VTR, Radio1

 “The show reaches summits of beauty just when the form- a mess, the samples, and the beep-beep- must give way to the intense meaning of the story. Because it is when man sees his image reflected in the great pond called nature that he his the most fragile. De Pauw, close to his public, with watery eyes, the mirror of the soul.” Liv Laveyne, De Morgen

Text: David Van Reybrouck- Performers: Josse De Pauw, jan Kujiken, George Van dam- Music: Jan Kujiken, Georg Van Dam- Dramatist: Marianne Van Kerkhoven- Instalment: Herman Sorgeloos- Costumes: Anne-Catherine Kunz- Stage lights: Pino Etz, Robbie Boi, Herman Sorgeloos- Videoediting: Pino Etz, Robbie boi- Production: LOD- Co production: Het Net/ De Werf- With the support of Duo Dijon For the tour 06/07 (France)- Photographer: De Spiegelaere

Duration 1h30
The show is in Dutch with French subtitles