Infos pratiques

Location

Hors les murs

Les Tanneurs Theatre
75–77 Rue des Tanneurs, 1000 Brussels

Duration

approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Languages

Français

Please refer to the pricing information on the Théâtre les Tanneurs website.

Public

Ages 12 and over

Accessibility

08—16.01.2027

Tickets

K2-18b

Alessandro Bernardeschi, Mauro Paccagnella &
Wooshing Machine

Theater

Danse

Création

The Wooshing Machine’s latest creation draws its inspiration from the power of community and togetherness to soothe the world’s turmoil.

Dates and Times

Friday 8 January 2027	20h30	Tickets
Saturday 9 January 2027	19h15	Tickets
Tuesday 12 January 2027	20h30	Tickets
Wednesday 13 January 2027	20h30	Tickets
Thursday 14 January 2027	13h30	Tickets
Friday 15 January 2027	20h30	Tickets
Saturday 16 January 2027	20h30	Tickets

Summary

How can we continue to create when humanity seems to be heading for its own destruction? What can art do in the face of the horrors of war and the rise of fascism? 124 light-years from Earth orbits K2-18b, an exoplanet where scientists glimpse conditions favourable to life. In the heart of this dreamt-of otherworld, a canvas for artists and poets, the courage to face the future emerges.

Looking for Antigone, the latest production by Wooshing Machine, co-created with the Mutants company, was a reworking of Sophocles’ myth, performed by a group of professional actors and members of the public. With K2-18b, dancers and choreographers Mauro Paccagnella and Alessandro Bernardeschi once again bring together a group of performers of different ages and backgrounds, all with magnetic stage presence. Blending dance, theatre, video and music, this new creation is an invitation to break free from the bitterness of reality and resist with the finest weapon there is: our ability to build community.

In Wooshing Machine’s productions, meaning emerges from the juxtaposition of images, materials, bodies that tell stories, and refrains that stay with us forever. Between seriousness and humour, political reflection and poetry, K2-18b is above all a space of freedom to gently reassemble the fragments of our human dignity.

Co-presented with Théâtre Les Tanneurs.

Cast

An idea by Alessandro Bernardeschi

Directed and choreographed by Alessandro Bernardeschi and Mauro Paccagnella, in collaboration with Carlotta Sagna and the team

Created and performed by Alessandro Bernardeschi, Jérôme Février, Miguel Halin, Younes Namrouchi, Mauro Paccagnella, Carlotta Sagna, David Scarpuzza, Artemis Stavridi

Musical dramaturgy: Alessandro Bernardeschi

Technical direction and lighting design: Simon Stenmans

Sound design: Éric Ronsse

Video design: Stéphane Broc

Costume design: Dolça Mayol

Credits

Produced by Wooshing Machine

Co-production by La Coop asbl and Shelter Prod, Théâtre les Tanneurs, Théâtre Varia, Charleroi danse, CCRC Central La Louvière

With the support of taxshelter.be, ING and the tax-shelter schemes of the Belgian Federal Government and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

Spine of Desire Wounds without tears, carved from a single piece of skin into diamonds and such

Stanley Ollivier

14—16.04.2027

14—16.04.2027

Théâtre Varia

Following two highly acclaimed productions, including a solo piece, *The Mirror Stand* , the multi-talented and prolific artist Stanley Ollivier invites us to explore the concept of care within the performing arts: *Spine of Desire* is a bridge between dream and reality, a dreamlike space where rage and infinite tenderness intertwine.

Danse

CRUSH

Empty Orchestra, Longing for You

Habib Ben Tanfous & FiNEK

09—11.12.2026

Orchestre vide, Longing for you / Habib Ben Tanfous

09—11.12.2026

Revoir

Théâtre Varia

A dance-filled journey through the world of karaoke, ranging from exuberant emotions to self-reinvention.

Danse

Family

To our dear

Leslie Mannès & Hirschkuh

21—29.01.2027

21—29.01.2027

Création

Studio Varia

A sensory and dynamic exploration of the raw emotions of youth, where emancipation springs from the body and its transformations.

Theater

Family

Norman is just like ‘normal’, apart from one letter

Marie Henry

Clément Thirion & kosmocompany

01—04.06.2027

Norman c'est comme normal / Marie Henry, Clément Thirion

01—04.06.2027

Théâtre Varia

The inspiration for this story comes from a news item in Germany: one day, a father in Berlin started wearing dresses out of solidarity with his son, who wanted to dress only in that way. Working in perfect harmony, Clément Thirion and Marie Henry have crafted a colourful and joyful story about our relationship with social norms.

Rechercher

K2-18b