Maelstrom

Name: Maelstrom — Company ALUD
Start: 2027-04-28T20:30:00+02:00
Location: Schouwburg Kortrijk

Company ALUD

Dizzying spiral of acrobatics, dance, humour and tenderness

Wed 28 Apr ’27 20:30

Circus
CUBO

28 Apr ’27

20:30

28 Apr ’27

20:30

Schouwburg Kortrijk, Kortrijk

Schouwburg - zaal UTOOP

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In a dizzying spiral of acrobatics, dance, humour and tenderness, two men explore what it means to be a man today. This moving performance turns clichés of masculinity upside down and unabashedly searches for connection.

Two men meet on stage. What begins as a simple encounter grows into a playful, physical exploration of what it means to be a man today. Is masculinity strength, care, competition or heroism - or a subtle blend of all of these.

In Maelstrom, the performers immerse you in a dizzying spiral of acrobatics, dance, humour and tenderness. The stage becomes a playground where two characters probe, question and overturn the conventions and archetypes of masculinity. Boundaries between aerial straps, partner acrobatics and physical theatre dissolve, creating a world where vulnerability and skill move hand in hand.

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Artists and project coordinators: SERAPHIM RICHTER & DANIEL FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ. Outside-eyes: NICK DEROO, BRANDON LAGAERT & TOM DERONDE. Movement coaches: TAREK RAMMO & BRANDON LAGAERT. End director: NICK DEROO. Light designer: BERT DEMEULENAERE & LASSE GEUDENS. Production: COMPANY ALUD. Special thanks: HENRIKE LECHLER, SILVIA UBIETA, STEPHAN BIKKER, SANDRA SMITS, ARNO WAUTERS,TOBIAS DOSOGNE, WENKE MAST, JONA HARNISCHMACHER & JASPER LEONARD.