October 25th | 21:30 – Small Theatre, Atelier Hall (Constantin Mille Street, no. 16)
October 26th | 21:30 – Small Theatre, Atelier Hall (Constantin Mille Street, no. 16)
Mémé is a solo performance by Sarah Vanhee, with guest appearances such as puppets, ghosts and a child. An intergenerational, multi-layered and multilingual work about the relationship with the ancestors, with the (native) soil and the female body.
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Written, conceptualised and performed by: Sarah Vanhee
Objects and set design: Toztli Abril de Dios
Sound: Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti
Consultant: Christine De Smedt
Light design: Babette Poncelet
Stage technique: Geeraard Respeel & Babette Poncelet
Performance on screen: Leander Polzer Vanhee
With the precious input of the Vanhee-Deseure family
Dedicated to Margarethei Ghyselen and Denisei Desaever
Producer: CAMPO in co-production with Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Bruxelles), Kaaitheater (Brussels), Wiener Festwochen (Viena), BUDA (Kortrijk), HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), De Grote Post (Oostende), Théâtre de la Bastille (Paris), Festival d’Automne à Paris & Perpodium cu sprijinul taxshelter-ului Guvernului Federal Belgian via uFund residencies KWP Kunstenwerkplaats (Bruxelles), Kaaitheater (Bruxelles) & BUDA (Kortrijk)
Duration: 1h 30 min (no intermission)
Recommended age: 16+
Mémé is a ritualic attempt by Vanhee to bring her grandmothers back to life, reconnect, repair, and then say goodbye once more – but differently –, in an undefined timeframe.
Mémé premiered at Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels.
Photo: Bea Borgers
