De Bësch

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De Bësch

Volleksbühn

Have you ever had a dream that you thought was real? And if you couldn’t wake up from that dream? How could you distinguish that dream from reality? (Morpheus, The Matrix)

Aber die Wahrheit gilt nicht als oberste Macht. Der Wille zum Schein, zur Illusion, zur Täuschung, zum Werden, zum Wechsel (zur objektiven Täuschung) gilt hier als tiefer, ursprünglicher, metaphysischer als der Wille zur Wahrheit, zur Wirklichkeit, zum Sein - letzteren ist selbst bloss eine Form des Willens zur Illusion (Nietzsche)

Etant donné l’accumulation des preuves, il n’y a pas d’autre hypothèse plausible que la réalité. Etant donné l’accumulation des preuves du contraire, il n’y a pas d’autre solution que l’illusion. (Baudrillard, Le crime parfait)

Volleksbühn’s new project De Bësch (The Forest) is an immersive outdoor experience, a hybrid between a scavenger hunt and a theatre play. The world we dive into is loosely inspired by Lord of the Flies and The Matrix and sends the audience on a quest to sensually explore the big metaphysical themes that have always preoccupied humanity and that have become more pressing today than ever: What is truth? What reality do we want to live in? Do we really have free will or is choice just a mere illusion?

De Bësch does not tell a story in the classical sense, with a beginning, middle and end, but rather offers an immersive theatre experience where the audience explores a fictional but tactile world on their own, follow the characters that interest them and that might let them in on a secret, discover hidden clues, share their knowledge with others, all the while confronted with the same questions the characters are faced with.

De Bësch is a multilingual performance (LU, EN, FR, DE)

VENUE : Kuelespaacher Bësch, Niederanven
(Departures at 6.30 pm from: Echternach, Mamer, Niederanven)

CAST & CREW
Based on an original idea by Max Jacoby & Anne Simon
Devised by the company
Text & Direction: Max Jacoby & Anne Simon
Artistic Collaboration: Jacques Schiltz
Set & Costume Design: Ágnes Hamvas
Lighting Design: Nina Schaefer
Music: Plastiklova (Yu Oda & Laurent Warnier)
Production: Karoline Maes
With: Jil Devresse, Denis Jousselin, Rosalie Maes, Dominik Raneburger, Konstantin Rommelfangen, Pitt Simon.

COPRODUCTION:
Volleksbühn, Kinneksbond, Centre Culturel Mamer, CAPE-Centre des Arts Pluriels Ettelbruck, KUFA Esch, Aalt Stadhaus, Differdange, Trifolion Echternach, Kulturhaus Niederanven, Prabbeli Wiltz, Artikuss Zolwer, Mierscher Kulturhaus. With the support of Ministère de la Culture & Oeuvre de Secours Grande Duchesse Charlotte.

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