Delirious Night

Nighttime turns into a delirious celebration. It can be a delightful and enjoyable zone, but sometimes also a bewildering and dangerous one. What does the night bring when daily duties and rules are temporarily suspended?

A group of ten performers surrender their bodies to a delirious night of dance and music. Inspired by the freedom of masquerade balls, dancing manias, estranged carnivals or derailed festivities, their bodies are propelled by contagious outbreaks of unstoppable and rebellious dance. They experiment with how to create alternative architectures of affect and resonance, while their bodies are submerged in an ocean of uncontrollable sensations. Sometimes they struggle against strong currents, other times they simply enjoy riding the wild waves.

Oscillating between hedonism and exorcism, joy and sadness, these bodies thrive in an intoxicating mood of collectivity. How can a state of de-control and excess drive the crowd to act?

Premiere: May 16th 2025, KFDA (Kaaitheater & CC De Factorij) – Zaventem (BE)

Concept and choreography: Mette Ingvartsen
Performers: Dolores Hulan, Júlia Rúbies Subirós, Fouad Nafili, Jayson Batut, Mariana Miranda, Olivier Muller, Zoé Lakhnati, Audrey Merilus, Thomas Bîrzan
Live music: Will Guthrie
Lighting design: Minna Tiikkainen
Dramaturgy: Bojana Cvejić
Costumes
: Jennifer Defays
Technical direction: Hans Meijer
Sound engineering: Milan Van Doren
Lighting technician: Bennert Vancottem
Production management: Oihana Azpillaga Camio
Administration: Joey Ng
Communication: Jeroen Goffings
Management
: Ruth Collier

Production: Great Investment vzw
Coproduction
: Kaaitheater, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Kunstencentrum VIERNULVIER, Charleroi danse centre chorégraphique de Wallonie – Bruxelles, Le Lieu Unique, Le Cndc – Angers, PACT Zollverein, Theater Rotterdam, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, Perpodium

Great Investment is supported by: The Flemish Authorities, The Flemish Community Commission (VGC), Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, The Danish Arts Council