SUMMIT

 You are invited to a summit.

You are invited to a play called SUMMIT. 

You know, of course, that these are not the same thing.

You are well aware of the boundaries between reality and fiction.

You enjoy seeing reality in a way that you have not seen it before.

That is why you choose theatre.

However, we cannot promise you that you will always see fiction.

SUMMIT explores the boundaries between fact and fiction, belief and doubt, beauty and horror. What happens when words appear to be true, when they are not quite so? When you really want to believe something, even though you know better?

With SUMMIT, Ontroerend Goed questions the power of language and our never-ending desire for meaning. A performance that doesn't ask us to choose what is real, but rather invites us to dare to believe what we can imagine.

directed by Alexander Devriendt by & with Mourad Baaiz, Karolien De Bleser, Leonore Spee, Charlotte De Bruyne, Aaron J. Gordon, Aurélie Lannoy, Solal Forte, Hervé Guerrisi, e.a. assistant director Remi Cosijn, Zackarias Bergsteinsson (intern), Ioana Pitic (intern) dramaturgy  Miguel Melgares scenography ONBETAALBAAR graphic design Emma Raymaekers, Nick Mattan lighting design Dennis Diels music Joris Blanckaert costumes Charlotte Goethals photography Michiel Devijver, Wout Vloeberghs (poster) technical Nick De Keyser, Frederik Vanslembrouck, Diederik De Cock, Ine Van Bortel, Lucas Van de Voorde production manager Marieke Cardinaels & Hannes Pieters technical production manager Jan Mergaert production Ontroerend Goed & NTGent coproduction Stadttheater Schaffhausen (CH) with the support of The Flemish Government & the city of Ghent thanks to Peter Aers, Joeri Smet, Decoratelier NTGent, De Derde Kamer van Toneelacademie Maastricht, Leietheater Deinze