Whether it be ancient gods, classical heroes, soldiers or athletes, the glorification of male power throughout history has often tended towards a celebration of war, aggression, and violence. Thor, to whom the title refers, is one of its most famous personifications of this. He can unleash a thunderstorm and lives on, to this day, as a superhero in Marvel comics and films, invariably depicted with his Mjölnir, a hammer with an incredibly short handle.
choreography & performance Alexander Vantournhout | artistic assistent Emmi Väisänen | dramaturgy Rudi Laermans, Sébastien Henderickx | prop design Tom De With, Willy Cauwelier | light design Bert Van Dijck | costumier Patty Eggerickx | outside eye Charlotte Cétaire, Anneleen Keppens, Esse Vanderbruggen & Sandy Williams | object manipulation outside eyes Simon Janson & Sebastian Berger | technical coördination Rinus Samyn | technicians on tour Tijs Bonner & Bram Vandeghinste | company manager Esther Maas | production manager Barbara Falter, Aïda Gabriëls | diffusion Frans Brood Productions | production not standing | co-production Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Le CENTQUATRE (Parijs), Les Subsistances – SUBS (Lyon), Les 2 Pôles Nationaux des Arts, du Cirque normands – La Brèche (Cherbourg), le Cirque-Théâtre d’Elbeuf, 3 bis f – centre d’arts contemporains (Aix-en-Provence) | thanks to Bojana Cvejić, Ben Mcewen & Tom Van der Borght
With the support of la Fondation d’entreprise Hermès within the context of the New Settings programme and the Flemish authorities.
Alexander Vantournhout is artist-in-residence in Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER in Gent and associated artist of le CENTQUATRE Paris and Cirque-théâtre Elbeuf. He is cultural ambassador of the city of Roeselare and is also supported by Fondation BNP Paribas for the development of his projects.
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together with Cultuurcentrum Mechelen
In VanThorhout, Alexander comes on stage as Thor, with his own Mjölnir. As always in Alexander’s oeuvre, the relationship between object and performer quickly becomes ambiguous. When does one lose the strength to manipulate this heavy hammer, and when does the hammer take over and become uncontrollable? What if all these images of power disintegrate?
After a series of group choreographies, Alexander Vantournhout now returns to the stage alone.
Location
Cultuurcentrum Mechelen
Minderbroedersgang 5
2800 Mechelen
België
