in collaboration with Fondazione Teatro della Toscana

TrapTown, the last creation by Wim Vandekeybus, takes you to a parallel universe, free from defined time and space. Conflicts from the early days and curious strange catastrophes dominate the relationships between the people. The necessity and apparent possibility of emancipation rise to the surface.

For TrapTown, Wim Vandekeybus returns to the limitless and obscure cosmos of the ancient souls, using dance, film, text and music to conceive a new mythology. Dance and film sequences create a seamless live experience.

Pieter De Buysser writes the text. The soundtrack is composed by Trixie Whitley and Phoenician Drive and forms the background to an avalanche of images. The architect duo Gijs Van Vaerenbergh signed for the design of the scenography.

choreography, direction & film: Wim Vandekeybus
created with and performed by Maria Kolegova, Tanja Marín Friðjónsdóttir, Kristina Alleyne, Sade Alleyne, Kit King, Flavio D’Andrea, Alexandros Anastasiadis, Mufutau Yusuf
text: Pieter De Buysser
music: Trixie Whitley, Phoenician Drive
scenography: Gijs Van Vaerenbergh, Wim Vandekeybus/Ultima Vez
storyline: Wim Vandekeybus, Pieter De Buysser
extra texts fragments: Ultima Vez
movement assistant: German Jauregui, Milan Herich, Máté Mészáros
artistic assistant: Aïda Gabriëls
dramaturgy: Jerry Killick, Angelo Dello Spedale, Anabel Lopez
costume design: Isabelle Lhoas
assistant costume design: Lieve Meeussen
light design: Nicolas Olivier, Wim Vandekeybus
technical coordination: Davy Deschepper, Tom de With
sound engineer & recordings: Bram Moriau
assistant video projection: Anna Ildikó Petö
stage manager & props: Tom de With
producer: Ultima Vez
co-producer: KVS (Brussels), C-mine (Genk)
with the support of Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government, Casa Kafka Pictures Tax Shelter empowered by Belfius
Ultima Vez is supported by the Flemish Authorities & the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels Capital Region.

[photo: Danny Willems]