SCAPEGOAT

A dance of despair in a dark inferno inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy 
 

Faceless individuals wander around in a desolate, dark inferno based on Dante’s Divine Comedy. The intention behind an interaction between two individuals is not always clear in this world. In a game of perception and interpretation, the audience is swallowed into the harsh land of creatures who perform a dance of despair, beyond what makes them human. 

SCAPEGOAT is a theatre performance by the Belgian theatre maker Ferenc Balcaen, in which he explores the changeable boundary between pain, love and eroticism. He makes idiosyncratic use of the performers’ vocal identity, inspired by a wide auditory range, from Gregorian chants to contemporary vocal techniques. In a soundscape based on Liszt’s Dante Sonata / Fantasia Quasi Sonata, SCAPEGOAT encourages the audience to think more deeply about the relationship between image, sound and intention.

Duration: 75 min. 
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Trigger warning: this performance includes scenes with loud music.