On stage, a revolving platform is neatly split by a bookcase.
When a book is torn in half, the world around it begins to shift.
From that moment on, everything accelerates and the bookcase is dismantled. What once seemed so beautifully organized turns into chaos.
What do we do with the fragments? Which puzzle will we piece together this time?
Maybe we should build an entirely new world. Forget what’s in the past.
But that is no easy task. As it turns out there are many.
Through dance and music, a series of events unfold in an attempt to bring the world back together. Exciting dance, sparkling music. Slow and fast, loud and soft, silent, whispering, shouting. As versatile and unpredictable as life itself.
A co-production by de Stilte and the renowned accordion duo TOEAC (Pieternel Berkers & Renée Bekkers), Half Stories brings movement and music into a captivating dialogue. TOEAC, celebrated internationally for their daring artistry and genre-crossing collaborations, make the accordion sing like trumpets, strings, and voices. Critics praise their “envy-inducing virtuosity, musical insight, and sense of adventure.”
Blending music by Rameau, Zolotarjov and original compositions, Half Stories offers a world rich in contrasts.
