Village Storm
Lunatics & Poets
‘Village Storm’ is inspired by ‘A Village Life’, a poetry book by Nobel Prize-winning author Louise Glück. The piece unfolds in a small, nature bound community, examining the friction between human individuality and our shared animal instincts. Private, tender moments of human connection are juxtaposed with the overwhelming presence of natural disasters - like a storm gathering in the distance.
Village Storm explores the impact of climate change on humanity through the lens of desire, self-interest and the primal need for survival. The piece asks whether, in the future, we may have to reconnect with our most basic instincts to survive - perhaps even transform ourselves, reverting back into animals?
Worldpremiere 15 Feb 2025,
Duration: 28 min.
Cast: Tatiana Matveeva, William English + dancers Poetic Disasters Club: Jeanne Hensinger, Ray Lemmens, Patrick Wiel, Emma Zeimen, Oier Abrego
Credits: Lunatics and Poets (concept, set, choreography in collaboration with the dancers),Anouk van Kampen-Wielingen (costume), Brendan Faegre (music), Samon Presland (light), Ascon de Nijs (set advice), Anaida Melivia (set intern), Igor Podsiadly, Rosie Reith (studio assistance), Nick Dunsbergen, Michiel Schnelle (technique), Jesse Korte, Gerard Paulissen (production), Joelie Stork, Michèl Nijdam(marketing/PR), Tania Ballve, Helga Richter (costume department)
Text: Louise Glück (A Village Life) spoken by William English
Photo’s projection: Tatiana Matveeva, Anna Jacobs, Hanna van der Meer
Images: Gergely Ofner