Synopsis
Table Dialogues is a long-term project by visual theater artists Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert produced by Wim Forceville. It is a collective name for several immersive performances in which dialogue, a sense of wonder and playfulness are central.
Unique to Table Dialogues is the effective mix of wonderful digital experiences (Virtual Reality, immersive audio) with intimate analog elements (sharing memories, walking together, drinking tea, giving presents, making fire, drawing, etc.).
Each experience is named after a natural element and is loosely inspired by Taoist teachings. Connection is the common thread.
Together, the Table Dialogues performances form a cycle that takes you through a playful, hallucinatory, philosophical and personal journey. Let your curiosity run wild and step into the world of Robbert&Frank!
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The performances Earth, Fire and Wood have been finalized and are currently being played and booked. Don’t hesitate to contact our spreading partner GOOD COMPANY for booking info and a full playlist (caroline@goodcompany.be).
Credits EARTH
Concept & Design: Frank&Robbert Robbert&Frank
Animation / VR: Filip Anthonissen
Text / Voice-over: Jonathan Beaton
Music: Boris Zeebroek
Coaching: Klasien van de Zandschulp, Wim Forceville
Production: WUWAO, Wim Forceville
Co-production: R&F F&R vzw, Kunstencentrum CAMPO (BE), Auawirleben (CH), De Brakke Grond (NL), Reiefestival (BE)
With the support of: VAF / MEDIA Fund
Quotes
“… the cosmic, uniting power of creating and sharing something together..”
EARTH
Lieve Dierckx, Pzazz
“… somewhere between theater, performance and ritual.”
FIRE
Charlotte Durnajkin, Etcetera
“… almost radical in the precise way in which politeness and friendliness, etiquette and ritual are combined with openness and the invitation to create something together …”
FIRE
Fransien van der Putt – Theaterkrant
“… when I let go of what was expected, I actually felt very free and liberated …”
WOOD
deelnemer
“… I felt a kind of crackling in my head because I seemed to be completely alone, but at the same time I felt the physical, warm presence of the other person.”
WOOD
deelnemer