THE YOUNG ENSEMBLE OF GIOVANNI FRATELLI (THE YOUTH COMPANY OF TUTTI FRATELLI) CREATED THE PERFORMANCE TOGETHER WITH DIRECTOR EVA SCHRAM. WITH THEIR STORIES, THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, AND THEIR OPINIONS — AND WITH EVA RESPONDING TO THEIR WISH FOR “FINALLY” THAT LONG-AWAITED COSTUME DRAMA — THE PROJECT WAS BORN. THEY WANTED TO STEP ON STAGE IN CRINOLINES AND CORSETS, AND SO THE COSTUMES CAME TO LIFE.

 

WHAT YOU DON’T WANT, ABOVE ALL, IS TO BURY YOUR BEST YEARS HAVING DONE NOTHING. TO HAVE NEVER TRULY LIVED, NEVER TRULY LOVED, OR TO HAVE LET YOUR DREAMS FLY AWAY LIKE BALLOONS IN THE SKY — WITHOUT EVEN RUNNING AFTER THE STRING.

 

FOR X! A YOUNG COMPANY RETREATED FROM THE CITY FOR TEN DAYS. TO SPEAK ABOUT THE UNDERCURRENT THAT RUNS THROUGH OUR LIVES: EVERY DAY, ELUSIVE AND UNFATHOMABLE. SIXTEEN YOUNG PEOPLE, STEPPING TOWARD LOVE AND LIFE IN ITS FULLNESS. WILL THEY SURRENDER TO LOVE, OR BE UNDONE BY IT?

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DIRECTION: EVA SCHRAMCAST: SAMANTHA BOTONDO, MATHILDE DEFOSSEZ, CAT DELMEIRE, FRAN D’HAENS, CHELSEA DE LA RUE, EMIEL DE ROO, MATTHIAS DE SMET, BILAL ELFAKARI, BERTHA GOOVAERTS, YASSIN HENS, EXOSÉ MAVINGA, MOHSINE MOSTAPHA, JEF SMULDERS, THOMAS VAN DONINCK, ULRIKE VAN ELSEN, INES VAN EVEN, ZARAH ZAHLER

NARRATOR’S VOICE: JAN DECLEIR

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: SAM CUNNINGHA

MMUSIC: FRED VAN DE MOORTEL

COSTUMES: SARAH DE GEYTER AND SOPHIE VAN GUCHT

STAGE DESIGN AND LIGHTING DESIGN: STEF STESSELLIGHTING DESIGN: DIRK DE HOOGHE

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: DEAN PEERAER

PRODUCTION: TUTTI FRATELLI

CO-PRODUCTION: PERPODIUMIN

COLLABORATION WITH: HETPALEIS

WITH SUPPORT FROM: THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TAX SHELTER MEASURE VIA CRONOS INVEST