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Daral Shaga
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Opera

Daral
Shaga
Kris Defoort

Presentation
Opera

DEFYING DEATH FOR A FINAL REFUGE

‘All our journeys, all our efforts will lead us to this point: the fence, which lets no one pass without making them bleed.’ A modern tragedy, Daral Shaga retraces the parallel destinies of emigrants, those returning and those heading towards a better future. Their geographical utopia is reflected in the artistic utopia of the project, which mixes opera, circus skills, and video. Pushing themselves to their respective limits, Kris Defoort, Laurent Gaudé, winner of the Prix Goncourt, and the director Fabrice Murgia join forces to tell a story that raises questions about identity and the crossing of borders. Fabrice Murgia, himself the son of a Spanish mother and an Italian father, is one of the best-known Belgian directors of his generation. He composes powerful images with circus performers, based on a score that tacks between jazz and baroque styles. Singers, musicians, and acrobats give a voice to those whom the fences have silenced and made bleed. A gripping, epic tale.

Dates & tickets

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Location

Théâtre National

Running time

ca 1:10 (no interval)

Prices

Cat 1 - € 30

Language

Sung in French
Surtitles in French and in Dutch

Presentation

Pre-performance talks 30' before the start of the performances by Ariane Malka (in French) and Peggy Stuyck (in Dutch)

Age limit

ages 12 and up

« Oratorio vibrant sur l’exil… »
– L’Echo

« Triple salto réussi pour le premier opéra circassien »
– RFI

Gallery

Gallery

Daral Shaga 1
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Daral Shaga 2
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Daral Shaga 3
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Daral Shaga 4
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Daral Shaga 5
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Daral Shaga 6
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Daral Shaga 7
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Daral Shaga 8
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Daral Shaga 9
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Daral Shaga 10
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Daral Shaga 11
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Daral Shaga 12
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Daral Shaga 13
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Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

Music KRIS DEFOORT
Director FABRICE MURGIA
Artistic direction PHILIPPE DE COEN
Set design PHILIPPE DE COEN, BRUNO RENSON, FABRICE MURGIA
Video GIACINTO CAPONIO
Lighting EMILY BRASSIER
Musicians FABIAN FIORINI, LODE VERCAMPT, JEAN-PHILIPPE PONCIN
Singers & chorus SILBERSEE, MICHAELA RIENER, MACIEJ STRABURZYŃSKI, TIEMO WANG
Acrobats ANKE BUCHER / ANNA BUHR (15/1), RENATA DO VAL / SONIA MASSOU (14/1), ANDRÉ ROSENFELD SZNELWAR / JULIEN PIERROT (14/1), MARINE FOURTEAU, SIMON-JAMES REYNOLDS, MARCEL VIDAL CASTELLS

PRODUCTION Feria Musica, Opéra de Limognes
CO-PRODUCTION Silbersee, Le Sirque, Pôle National des Arts du Cirque, Le Festival des Francophonies en Limousin, Le Maillon - Théâtre de Strasbourg, le Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi
CO-PRESENTATION La Monnaie / De Munt, Théâtre National

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