To the cookie settings To the main content To the footer
Thomas Dhanens

Zero Feet Away

Tibau Beirnaert & Laurens Aneca
Wed 4 Feb 20:00

Sex is now as much digital as it is physical; we’ve become interacting algorithms. Can we break the code that locks us into limiting patterns?

In the performance Zero Feet Away, theatre makers Tibau Beirnaert & Laurens Aneca explore the impact of hookup apps. They delve into how these apps reveal both the possibilities and the constraints of modern technology. They question whether the apps can create a new landscape of desires and challenge traditional, heteronormative structures.

The story is told from the perspective of a shapeshifter who craves sex and intimacy. To fulfill these longings the creature turns to hookup apps. Does the shapeshifter, who merely mirrors what others demand of them, eventually find their own form(s)?

"I want to function with techniques,
to experience the intensity of my desire through them,
to multiply my faces by metamorphosing my subjectivity,
creating a body that is a revolutionary machine."
(Paul Preciado)

 

In English (with Dutch surtitles)
Duration: 60 minutes
Technical: this performance uses stroboscopic light

Part of

Zero Feet Away offers an honest and emotionally raw perspective on the search for intimacy and identity.

Jury report het TheaterFestival, 05-06-25
Skip
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Thomas Dhanens
Zoom in
Louis Kerckhof/ Rita Wolkotrub
Zoom in

PRESS

“Through screen interactions with matches and shifting costumes, Zero Feet Away offers an honest and emotionally raw perspective on the search for intimacy and identity.” - Jury report het TheaterFestival, 05-06-25

“Beirnaert and Aneca have produced a hugely ambitious work that shows an impressive eye for detail, atmosphere and play.” - Paula Rodríguez Sardiñas in Etcetera, 27-11-24

“From the start, ‘Zero Feet Away’ puts your perception at risk. This is at once exciting and confusing.” - Ans Van Gasse in Pzazz, 27-11-24

Credits

Concept Tibau Beirnaert & Laurens Aneca performance & choreography Tibau Beirnaert direction Laurens Aneca visual design & projections Loes Vanneste costume design Tobias van Nieuwenhove music Seppe Vande Veire scenography Tibau Beirnaert, Wim Clapdorp & Babette Poncelet dramaturgy Lotte Vrancken outside eye Pol Heyvaert pole dance coaching Marlies Volckaert (Pole Arena) executive producer detheatermaker & CAMPO coproduction Monty & KAAP partners TAZ, Sabam, deAuteurs & De Grote Post with the support of the Flemish Government thanks to Lieven Verkouille, Seppe Decubber, Matthias Velle, Korneel Coessens, Aaron De Pelsmaeker, Filip Brans, Geeraard Respeel, Lola Bogaert, Matilda Rasquin, Kristof Blom, Marika Ingels, Marijke Vandersmissen, Rob Hendrickx, Ans Van Gasse, Lennert Hoedaert, Thomas Dhanens, Lynn Van Hoydonck, Stanzi Cresens, Neri De Meester (Under Thy Skin), Corso, Rataplan, Mestizo Arts Platform & Walking Practice by Dolki Min

This performance is made with the support of the creation grant from TAZ/Sabam/De Grote Post, which Tibau Beirnaert received in 2023.  

Past touring dates

 

20 NOV 24 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
21 NOV 24 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
22 NOV 24 - 20:30 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
05 FEB 25 - 20:30 - MONTY, ANTWERPEN (BELGIUM)
06 FEB 25 - 20:30 - MONTY, ANTWERPEN (BELGIUM)
22 MRT 25 - 20:30 - THEATER MALPERTUIS, TIELT (BELGIUM)
30 MAY 25 - CEMENT FESTIVAL, 'S HERTOGENBOSCH (THE NETHERLANDS)
01 AUG 25 - 20:30 - THEATER AAN ZEE, OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)
02 AUG 25 - 14:30 - THEATER AAN ZEE, OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)
02 AUG 25 - 20:30 - THEATER AAN ZEE, OOSTENDE (BELGIUM)
09 SEP 25 - 20:00 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
10 SEP 25 - 20:00 - CAMPO NIEUWPOORT, GENT (BELGIUM)
11 SEP 25 - CC DE SPIL, ROESELARE (BELGIUM) (CANCELLED)
22 OCT 25 - KAAP, BRUGGE (BELGIUM)

 

Put me on the waiting list

Wish list

Added:

To wishlist