On tour

Out of the Blue

Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere / CAMPO

Wed 21 Jan 20:00

21 Jan

20:00

Tollhaus - Karlsruhe

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‘We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean.’ This statement is often heard when talking about the deep sea. Worldwide, only ten percent of the ocean floor has been mapped and explored. At a moment in history when the planet we live on seems to have been explored extensively, some places remain unstudied and untouched.

After their acclaimed performances Mining Stories and Pleasant Island, Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere present the final part of their trilogy on mining. This time they focus on a completely new industry: deep sea mining. With resources on land becoming increasingly scarce and overexploited, mining companies turn towards the ocean.

In the Spring of 2021, three ships gather on a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. One of them belongs to the Belgian dredging company DEME-GSR. Four kilometres below the sea surface, their mining robot is scraping the seabed in search of metals. On another ship, an international team of marine biologists and geologists keep a close watch on the operation. A third ship completes the fleet: on board of the illustrious Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace activists protest against this potential future industry.

From their small apartment in Brussels, Silke and Hannes connect with the three ships through satellite. Each of the ships represents one pillar of the public debate: industry, science and activism. Through a series of interviews and conversations, an intimate portrait of this new industry emerges. The piece is an attempt to capture a potentially pivotal moment in the history of the earth. How much deeper can mining companies dig, and what are we as humankind actually digging towards? What are the challenges and risks? What opportunities potentially lay ahead?

In English
Duration: 60 minutes

www.silkehuysmanshannesdereere.com

On tour

Out of the Blue is a quiet, contemplative performance that sinks us 4,500 metres below the Pacific ocean.

The Guardian - Kate Wyver, 17-10-23

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IN THE PRESS

"We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about our own oceans, and yet technology takes us where we have never been before."
BRUZZ - Michaël Bellon, 18-05-22

"In this critical attitude lies the strength of Out of the Blue. Unlike what you might expect in theater, Huysmans and Dereere don't draw plenty of emotion and identification in this performance (although they do allow them to)."
Etcetera - Jens Dewulf, 24-05-22

"This room is designed multimedially so precisely that the audience is immersed in the silence of the deep sea. An atmosphere of attention where quiet inner voices can be heard instead of quick answers."
taz - Astrid Kaminski, 25-05-22

"While on land the nickel and copper are running out, deep in the sea there is still a lot on the bottom. Companies are eager to dive the metal; Greenpeace is adamantly opposed. Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere tell the story from all sides."
Dagblad van het Noorden - Thereza Langeler, 20-08-22

"Out of the Blue by Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere is an example of a different, yet equally poignant socially engaged show."
SEEstage - Borisav Matić, 30-08-22

"Out of the Blue highlights the paradoxes and contradictions of an increasingly discussed subject and introduces a new form of documentary through an aesthetic and scientific performance."
Toute la Culture - Margot Wallemme, 14-09-22

"Out of the Blue, an all-digital show with resolutely ecological ambitions, tells the story of an immersive ocean floor, threatened by deep-sea drilling and our relentless drive to plunder the environment. "
Maze - Emma Poesy, 22-09-22

"Between the (willingly) chamois-sweet music accompanying the ecological promises of the greats and the most lovely videos of deep-sea creatures, menace seeps through. Despair settles deep into your fibres."
Pzazz - Mia Vaerman, 22-09-22

"The idea that deep-sea mining does not yet exist and that it may exist fascinates us to think about the present and the future (…) In Out of the Blue, many themes that we find interesting come together."
Klara - Radio-interview Pompidou, May 2 2022 , 02-05-22

"In Out of the Blue, they go a step further, looking at a future in which the oceans also become one big mine."
De Morgen - Ewoud Ceulemans , 20-05-22

"Out of the Blue excites enough to want to read more about the subject immediately."
Het Nieuwsblad - Magali Degrande, 23-05-22

"After the land, will we now be robbing the ocean? In conversation with scientists, companies and activists, the duo tries to find it out."
De Standaard - Charlotte Desomviele, 21-05-22

"Mining on the ocean floor? It's far from science fiction, shows Out of the Blue."
De Standaard - Gilles Michiels, 23-05-22

"Their approach is both documentary and spectacular, through a dramaturgy that is chiselled, ambitious, rigorous and very humble."
La Libre - Marie Baudet, 20-05-22

Credits

by & with Silke Huysmans & Hannes Dereere dramaturgy Dries Douibi sound mix Lieven Dousselaere outside eye Pol Heyvaert technique Korneel Coessens, Piet Depoortere, Koen Goossens & Babette Poncelet production CAMPO coproduction Bunker (Ljubljana), De Brakke Grond (Amsterdam), Noorderzon - Festival of Performing Arts and Society (Groningen), Zürcher Theater Spektakel (Zürich), Beursschouwburg & Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Théâtre de la Ville (Paris) & Festival d’Automne à Paris (Paris) residencies Kunstenwerkplaats, Pilar, Bara142 (Toestand), De Grote Post, 30CC, GC De Markten & GC Felix Sohie special thanks to John Childs, Henko De Stigter, Patricia Esquete, Iason-Zois Gazis, Jolien Goossens, Matthias Haeckel, An Lambrechts, Ted Nordhaus, Maureen Penjueli, Surabhi Ranganathan, Duygu Sevilgen, Joey Tau, Saskia Van Aalst, Kris Van Nijen, Vincent Van Quickenborne & Annemiek Vink thanks to all conversation partners & the people who helped with the transcriptions

Past touring dates

19 May 22 - 20:30 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

20 May 22 - 22:00 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

21 May 22 - 16:00 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

22 May 22 - 17:00 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

22 May 22 - 20:30 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

24 May 22 - 20:30 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

25 May 22 - 22:00 - KUNSTENFESTIVALDERSARTS - BRUSSEL (BELGIË)

24 JUN 22 - 20:00 - PACT ZOLLVEREIN - ESSEN (GERMANY)

18 AUG 22 - 21:00 - NOORDERZON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL - GRONINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)

19 AUG 22 - 21:00 - NOORDERZON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL - GRONINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)

20 AUG 22 - 21:00 - NOORDERZON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL - GRONINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS)

23 AUG 22 - 20:00 - MLADI LEVI - BUNKER PRODUCTIONS - LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA)

25 AUG 22 - 20:00 - MLADI LEVI - BUNKER PRODUCTIONS - LJUBLJANA (SLOVENIA)

27 AUG 22 - 21:00 - ZÜRCHER THEATER SPEKTAKEL - ZÜRICH (SWITZERLAND)

28 AUG 22 - 21:00 - ZÜRCHER THEATER SPEKTAKEL - ZÜRICH (SWITZERLAND)

29 AUG 22 - 20:00 - ZÜRCHER THEATER SPEKTAKEL - ZÜRICH (SWITZERLAND)

11 SEP 22 - 15:00 - FESTIVAL D'AUTOMNE À PARIS - PARIJS (FRANCE)

12 SEP 22 - 20:00 - THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE - PARIS (FRANCE)

13 SEP 22 - 20:00 - THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE - PARIS (FRANCE)

14 SEP 22 - 20:00 - THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE - PARIS (FRANCE)

15 SEP 22 - 20:00 - THÉÂTRE DE LA VILLE - PARIS (FRANCE)

20 SEP 22 - 19:30 - FESTIVAL ACTORAL - MARSEILLE (FRANCE)

21 SEP 22 - 19:30 - FESTIVAL ACTORAL - MARSEILLE (FRANCE)

30 SEP 22 - 20:30 - MONTY - ANTWERPEN (BELGIUM)

26 OCT 22 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT - GENT

27 OCT 22 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT - GENT

28 OCT 22 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT - GENT

17 NOV 22 - ALKANTARA - LISSABON (PORTUGAL)

18 NOV 22 - ALKANTARA - LISSABON (PORTUGAL)

25 NOV 22 - 20:00 - AKCENT FESTIVAL - ARCHA - PRAAG (TSJECHIË)

26 NOV 22 - 20:00 - AKCENT FESTIVAL - ARCHA - PRAAG (TSJECHIË)

03 DEC 22 - 20:00 - CC DE GROTE POST - OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)

02 FEB 23 - 20:00 - CC TER VESTEN - BEVEREN (BELGIUM)

24 FEB 23 - 20:00 - ZONA K - MILANO (ITALIË)

25 FEB 23 - 20:00 - ZONA K - MILANO (ITALIË)

05 APR 23 - 20:30 - DE BRAKKE GROND - AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)

06 APR 23 - 19:30 - DE BRAKKE GROND - AMSTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)

15 APR 23 - 20:00 - THEATER ROTTERDAM - ROTTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)

19 APR 23 - 21:00 - PILAR - BRUSSEL

20 APR 23 - 20:30 - 30CC - LEUVEN (BELGIUM)

11 JUN 23 - DUNKERQUE TRIENNALE ARTS ET INDUSTRIE - DUINKERKE (FRANCE)

05 AUG 23 - ESPLANADE, THEATRES ON THE BAY - SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE)

06 AUG 23 - ESPLANADE, THEATRES ON THE BAY - SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE)

24 SEP 23 - 19:30 - NITRA FESTIVAL - NITRA (SLOWAKIJE)

06 OCT 23 - 19:30 - DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL - DUBLIN (IRELAND)

07 OCT 23 - 14:30 - DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL - DUBLIN (IRELAND)

07 OCT 23 - 19:30 - DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL - DUBLIN (IRELAND)

13 OCT 23 - 18:30 - TAKE ME SOMEWHERE - GLASGOW

14 OCT 23 - 14:30 - TAKE ME SOMEWHERE - GLASGOW

20 OCT 23 - TRANSFORM FESTIVAL - LEEDS (ENGELAND)

21 OCT 23 - TRANSFORM FESTIVAL - LEEDS (ENGELAND)

26 OCT 23 - 20:15 - THEATER ROTTERDAM - ROTTERDAM (THE NETHERLANDS)

11 JAN 24 - 20:00 - CC DE FACTORIJ - ZAVENTEM (BELGIUM) (CANCELLED)

23 JAN 24 - 19:00 - DRUGAJANJE FESTIVAL - MARIBOR (SLOVENIA)

22 FEB 24 - 20:30 - LES BRIGITTINES - BRUSSEL (BELGIUM)

23 FEB 24 - 20:30 - LES BRIGITTINES - BRUSSEL (BELGIUM)

24 FEB 24 - 20:30 - LES BRIGITTINES - BRUSSEL (BELGIUM)