Increasingly, we are collectively inundated by an abundance of murky information.
Truth seems context-specific, depending on who is formulating it. Providing or just withholding information is a power dynamic to control and manipulate people. How far can we go in this? And are we just victims of this tendency or more and more also perpetrators?
In Our Century So Far, Mathijs F Scheepers paints a picture of the 21st century so far. In doing so, he throws speeches, Twitter clips, bits & bites, clickbaits, algorithms and everything that helps us distort our opinions into the fray. Slowly but surely, our view of the world, of others and of ourselves comes into question in this hall of mirrors of information. And this is at once disconcerting and entertaining, like the 21st century itself.
Our Century So Far is an examination of the limits of manipulation, the missed opportunities we were never aware of and a deep dive into the tidal wave of information in which no one can get their bearings anymore. The performance will be a monologue by Mathijs F Scheepers featuring Musk, Putin, Madonna, MVR, Ocasio-Cortez, Twitter, Gervais, Swift, Snapchat and many others.
Concept and performance: Mathijs F Scheepers
Coach: Carly Wijs
Technical design: Karl Klomp
Costume: Barbara De Laere
Technique and support: Johannes Vochten, Bob Cornet, Eric Engels
Graphic design: Lidia Nagibina
General management and coördination: Korneel Hamers
Production: SKaGeN, De Studio
With support from: PerPodium & The Flemish Community
playlist
| Tue | 19/12/2023 | DEStudio Antwerpen | |
| Wed | 20/12/2023 | DEStudio Antwerpen | |
| Fri | 12/01/2024 | Schoten CC De Kaekelaar | |
| Fri | 19/01/2024 | CC Lint | |
| Thu | 01/02/2024 | CC De Kruisboog Tienen | |
| Sat | 10/02/2024 | Schouwburg De Kern Wilrijk | |
| Fri | 14/06/2024 | c o r s o | |
| Mon | 16/09/2024 - 13u30 | DEStudio Antwerpen | School |
| Mon | 16/09/2024 - 20u00 | DEStudio Antwerpen | |
| Tue | 17/09/2024 - 13u30 | DEStudio Antwerpen | School |
| Tue | 17/09/2024 - 20u00 | DEStudio Antwerpen | |
| Tue | 08/10/2024 - 14u00 | Cultuurhuis De Zeepziederij Bree | School |
| Tue | 08/10/2024 - 10u30 | Cultuurhuis De Zeepziederij Bree | School |
| Thu | 10/10/2024 - 20u15 | CC Boom De Steiger | |
| Fri | 18/10/2024 - 20u00 | Vrijetijdscentrum Brieleke Wommelgem |
