An intensive and imploring explosion of energy with 30 performers
For their first live performance, the Antwerp-based artist Stef Van Looveren goes back to their video work RADICAL HOPE from 2018. In it they portray various stages of society, or simply life. Van Looveren tries to comprehend and lay bare the performativity of being human. Van Looveren’s work cannot be defined under a single heading. They pull out all the stops: intriguing objects, exuberant make-up, tactile clothing, driving music and imploring movements. Van Looveren explores a variety of emotional and social stages: grief, rage, desire, happiness, resentment and terror. In their work, they do not so much criticise existing orders, but rather challenge them with exuberant alternatives. And intensive explosion of energy!