Gestural Theatre All audiences, as of 16 years old

False Start

Ingrid von Wantoch Rekowski
Lucilia Caesar

A theatrical, musical and physical project where four performers put themselves in the shoes of sprinters, suggesting their relentless preparation for the race.

False start takes its inspiration from sport (the sprint) to question our society’s obsession with speed, success, and the cult of the body and of performance.
The project explores our relationship with failure as part of a quest for glory, dreams of flight and surpassing ourselves.

© J. Van Belle
© J. Van Belle
© J. Van Belle
© J. Van Belle
© J. Van Belle
© J. Van Belle
© J. Van Belle
© Raoul Gilibert

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Director: Ingrid von Wantoch Rekowski
Assistant and artistic collaboration: Manolo Sellati
Choreography collaboration: Nadine Ganase
Performers: Jeanne Dailler, Pierre Gervais, Ninon Perez, Laurent Staudt
Sound design: Marc Appart
Lighting design and technical direction: Jan Maertens
Costumes: Satu Peltoniemi
Production: Christine Cloarec & Pauline Bernard (Quai 41)
Accompaniment in distribution at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Ad Lib – Artists support

A production by Lucilia Caesar.

With the support of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and of Wallonia-Brussels International.

Show Duration 50’
Venue capacity 500
Audience suitability 16 and above
Touring party 6 or 7
Stage size
Width 7m
Depth 7m
Height 5m
Set up 8h
Breakdown 1h
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