INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE

A wave rises and breaks into the empty space. Miet Warlop’s new performance opens with overwhelming force. Something small transforms into something larger than life. With the cadence of the tides, visual ideas coalesce into an accumulation, into a mountain. In INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE, Warlop describes the inner turmoil she experiences when she creates: a translation of what is happening in her mind’s eye, like a wave that rises in her head and only breaks in the outside world. 

A group of performers and 1,500 metres of silk come together on stage. The lengths of fabric disappear and reappear to the accompaniment of music from DEEWEE, becoming echoes that breathe new life into the space. Together, the performers create an explosion of images filled with humour and nods to Greek mythology.  

Those who have seen her One Song and other internationally acclaimed performances know that Warlop approaches art as an experience, calling to mind ritual concerts or choreographic objects. In her most ambitious project yet, this is no different: an immersion into an elusive and fascinating visual universe. 

• Miet Warlop (born in 1978) (she/her) is a student of fine arts at KASK (Ghent). She gradually explores the more performative aspect of her work. Over time, she will then create performances for the theatre, alongside interventions in galleries, concert halls and museums.  Characteristic of her energetic work is making the static dynamic and the dynamic static again. She approaches art as an experience, think ritual concerts or choreographic objects. She prefers to work in cycles rather than on a project-by-project basis and believes in the attitude that comes with an idea. This mix of art forms garnered her international acclaim. Warlop's award-winning show One Song has toured around the world since 2022.