Ballroom
The works of the group Post uit Hessdalen revolve around the fundamental essence of juggling: throwing balls in order to catch them again. Quite simple. For over twenty years, juggler Stijn Grupping has been doing precisely that—throwing rubber balls against walls, at tables and chairs, or onto other objects, only to catch them again.
In «Ballroom», as the ambiguous title of this brand-new piece suggests, the balls dance a ball within a room. Yes, indeed—the balls dance! In an inexplicable way, they suddenly take on a life of their own. A small detail: the room is not a ballroom but rather the interior of a truck. Truly space-like and quite entertaining.
The group Post uit Hessdalen has previously performed at cirqu’, presenting «Pakman» in 2019 and «Man Strikes Back» in 2023—each time, of course, featuring rubber balls.
Performance Stijn Grupping Concept Ine Van Baelen & Stijn Grupping Direction Ine Van Baelen Music Frederik Meulyzer & Jochem Baelus Set Design Lodewijk Heylen Choreography Kinga Jaczewska Lighting Lucas Van Haesbroeck Technical Support Bert Laurijssens Graphic Design Watson Memić Outside Eye Koen Haagdorens Tour Management JE BUREAU / Klaartje Brouns Special Thanks to Frans Heylen, Karolien Derwael, Vincent Company, hetpaleis
Production Post uit Hessdalen Co-production CIRKL; Theater op de Markt; MiramirO; Perpodium Supported by Vlaamse Overheid