Het Huwelijk

As a follow-up to Yvonne, Prinses van Bourgondië the Flemish company Tibaldus creates another one of Polish playwright Witold Gombrowicz’ absurdist plays. Yvonne – at Boulevard 2017 – saw a prince revolting against the court by marrying the revolting Yvonne. Shocked faces all around. But in Het Huwelijk [1947] the prince takes his rebellion one step further. He plans to overthrow the ruling powers by becoming king himself. Tibaldus demonstrates how every human being is – cannot be anything other than – an actor who uses words to create a universe. The Ghent-based company builds on the play’s musicality by connecting motifs in Gombrowicz’ text with melodies from composed Flemish poliphony.

Credits
Director: Timeau De Keyser
Companios: Hans Mortelmans, Simon De Winne
Text: Witold Gombrowicz
Performance en vocals: Lieselotte De Keyzer, Simon De Winne, Hans Mortelmans, Ferre Marnef,
Katrien Valckenaers, Hendrik Van Doorn, Sander De Winne, Lieven Gouwy