Modesta (play of language and lips)
2024.09
Gent, Belgium
concept, text & direction Anna Franziska Jäger & Nathan Ooms performed by Christine De Smedt, Anna Franziska Jäger, Arthur Loontjens, Nathan Ooms & Rosie Sommers
2024.09
Gent, Belgium
In this work, this play of language and lips, five performers search for Modesta. Who is she? A fantasy, a character whose allure relies on the possibility of her being real, tangible. A young girl who grows up by learning how to turn pain into pleasure. A woman who twists the rules of language and social convention. A sphinx-like character, mysterious, because we cannot grasp the source of her agility. Modesta emerges in many guises, through words and movement, and asks us to follow her.
concept, text & direction Anna Franziska Jäger & Nathan Ooms performed by Christine De Smedt, Anna Franziska Jäger, Arthur Loontjens, Nathan Ooms & Rosie Sommers