Flat Earth Society Orchestra & LAZARUS: 'Orfeus' 18-02-23

za 18 feb '23

Myth as a musical monologue

Actor Koen De Graeve (LAZARUS) and Peter Vermeersch of Flat Earth Society Orchestra are in top form. In 'Orfeus' they explore the extremes of human ingenuity.

Dive into a musical bed of ancient Greek jazz and an image bursting with a stream of words that amazes, confuses and moves. An two-hour hilarious desperation attempt. It will fail.

May everyone die of pleasure. (Epicurus)
Or from sublime hearing damage. (Aphex Twin)
Or boredom. (God)

Orfeus
Koen De Graeve (text), Peter Vermeersch (music), Laurens Ingels (sound), Jasper Vanhalle (lights, image)

FES
Peter Vermeersch (composition, clarinet, electronics), Michel Mast (tenor sax), Benjamin Boutreur (alto sax, clarinet), Bruno Vansina (baritone sax, clarinet), Bart Maris (trumpet), Pauline Leblond (trumpet), Peter Delannoye (trombone), Marc Meeuwissen (trombone), Berlinde Deman (tuba), Martí Melià Margañon (clarinet, bass sax), Teun Verbruggen (percussion), Peter Vandenberghe (keys, electronics), Kristof Roseeuw (double bass), Frederik Leroux-Roels (guitar, banjo), Wim Segers (marimba, percussion)

About this Orfeus

In a heart-wrenching attempt to undo the death of his beloved, Orpheus attempts to plunge into the Underworld for the three-thousandth year in a row. In the meantime, he shares the insights he's gathered all along with excessive candidness.

To kill time.
With his own myth as a weapon.
The audience as guinea pigs.
The right string as a lure.
The impossible as red rag.
Groundhog Day Triplex.

Propelled by a fifteen-headed sound dragon, calling itself the Flat Earth Society (FES). Sixteen flapping pairs of lips on one stage.