Moddertong
Moddertong is a kaleidoscopic narrative that evokes the everyday life of a community of an unspecified time and place. The sun, plants and animals, people and all things man-made, all of it connected using magic. Gradually, a tragicomedy unfolds in which countless creatures simultaneously support and thwart each other.
Using a descriptive rather than moralising narrative, the big issues of our time emerge in the form of practical problems and challenges. Issues like Climate change, degrowth, gender. As a matter of course, but not without friction, they form part of this social utopia.
It took Sébastien Hendrickx several years to develop his performance and it relates to the concepts of 'mother', 'language' and 'earth'. Driven by state-of-the art research and constantly changing circumstances, Moddertong changes continuously.
This show is part of Ecopolis 2023: Hope is Action. Find the entire programme here
"We leave the room just as much relieved as worried. It is not too late." – Etcetera
• Sébastien Hendrickx works as a performing artist, dramaturge, art critic and teacher. He has worked with names like Benjamin Verdonck, Thomas Bellinck, Jozef Wouters, Mette Edvarsen and David Weber-Krebs. Moddertong is his second show after The Good Life. He has also adapted the performance into a short story, which you can read here. Hendrickx is politically active as a co-organiser at Extinction Rebellion and as an initiator and spokesperson at Het Burgerparlement/Le Parlement Citoyen.
text, play & scenography Sébastien Hendrickx | coach Willem de Wolf | production De Kunstenwerkplaats & myotherwork.wordpress.com | research support KASK/School of Arts | residencies De Monty, De Grote Post, Workspacebrussels, C-Takt, WP-Zimmer, De Kunstenwerkplaats, KAAP | co-production C-Takt, Viernulvier | thanks to Katrien Stragier, Jan Ritsema
Nagesprek 16:45-17:30 Facts in Fiction. Met Sébastien Hendrickx & Flora Van Canneyt
