Muziektheater Transparent’s The mass man to premiere in August

The January 2021 Pitch Project The mass man was produced by Muziektheater Transparant with co-producers Concertgebouw Brugge, Nadar Ensemble, deSingel, and Perpodium. A music theater piece, The mass man tells a timeless tale about what unites or divides us. Are you in, or out? And who has the power? Crowds mobilize and group themselves to fight injustice or for a better climate. They gather on social media or in a city center. They rise up, grow, seek release and fall apart again. The project uses video images of a place of conflict and oppression and music that flows from improvisations or latches onto a distant past. With the book ‘Crowds and Power’ by Elias Canetti as a guide, Peter Verhelst as writer and Mazen Kerbaj and the Nadar Ensemble for the music, director Wouter Van Looy and video artist Wim Catrysse have created a contemporary sequel to ‘Earth Diver’. (Ruhrtriënnale in 2016).

The mass man premieres in August, 2022 at the Musica Antiqua festival in Bruges and will then to Deingel (Antwerp) at Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.

You can click and view the project video here!

With a proven track record for success. ISPA's Pitch New Works program continues to assist works in development with securing touring dates, regional agents, co-commissions, premiere, and more. If you are interested in the project, contact Maja Lozic, International Relations & Tour Development, Muziektheater Transparant at maja@transparant.be or (+32) (3) 2251702