Ontroerend Goed's
Fight Night
October 23
November 4, 2018
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
a WorldStage Production from Belgium
written by Alexander Devriendt, Angelo Tijssens, & the Cast
directed by Alexander Devriendt
October 23
November 4, 2018
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
a WorldStage Production from Belgium
written by Alexander Devriendt, Angelo Tijssens, & the Cast
directed by Alexander Devriendt
Funny, revealing, and very invigorating... You will encounter things that no U.S. company would dare do.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
★★★★ An interactive cross between Big Brother and an Italian general election… utterly compelling and fun.
THE INDEPENDENT (U.K.)
Five candidates. One winner. You decide. Arriving on the brink of our own midterm elections, Belgium’s extraordinary Ontroerend Goed offers a fun and thought-provoking examination of free will and politics that puts electronic voting boxes—and the candidates’ fate—directly into the hands of audience members. As the battle for your attention, sympathy, and approval ensues, what will your snap-judgments reveal? This critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival hit explores the nature of democracy, and will leave you with questions to debate and, possibly, your own prejudices to confront.
Fight Night is presented as part of a series of three pioneering works that represent the next wave of boundary-pushing International theater—fueling a dynamic engagement between artist and audience.
Video: Five candidates. One winner. You decide.
Video: Three Boundary-Pushing Theatrical Events
Fight Night is "funny, revealing, and very invigorating," hails the Chicago Tribune.
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Alexander Devriendt talks about the impact of voting and the "chain of influence that can alter the world."
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Creative Team
Alexander Devriendt Director & Text
Angelo Tijssens & Cast Text
Lilith Tremmery Scenography, Lighting Design, Production
Sophie De Somere Scenography & Costume Design
Cameron Goodall Music
David Heinrich Music
Babette Poncelet Technician
Iben Stalpaert Technician
Nick Mattan Graphics Voting System
Cast
Charlotte De Bruyne Performer
Aaron Gordon Performer
Aurelie Lannoy Performer
Angelo Tijssens Performer
Jeroen Van Der Ven Performer
Max Wind Performer