Galactic Crush II: Into the Cold
In the midst of a genocidal present and an uncertain future, Stephanie Kayal and Abed Kobeissy revisit their failed crime-fighting power couple from their recent work Galactic Crush Part 1. After completely botching their Don Quixotic mission, the two protagonists face total despair and decide to flee their homeland. They build a DIY intergalactic spaceship and take off in search of hope in another galaxy.
Confronting their protagonists with a harsh gaze, Kayal and Kobeissy question the ethics surrounding such a decision at a time when an entire population is being annihilated for holding on to their homeland.
Using dance, live music, video and text, they wield dark humor as both a shield and a tool for survival.
Marooned in the cold darkness of space, the two protagonists of Galactic Crush 2: Into the Cold await their fate.
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residencies 2025
Kunstencentrum Buda, Kortrijk: from 17 to 28 March
Le Labeur, Brussels: from 31 March to 12 April
Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille: from 1 to 7 September
Theatre de la Vie, Brussels: from 15 September to 6 October
Credits
Concept and text: Stephanie Kayal, Abed Kobeissy Performance: Stephanie Kayal, Abed Kobeissy, Pôl Seif Choreography: Stephanie Kayal Original music: Abed Kobeissy Set and light design: Pôl Seif Video artist Firas El Hallak Dramaturgical advice: Krystel Khoury, Sabine Cmelniski Photo and Video documentation: Firas El Hallak Dramaturgical advice: Krystel Khoury, Sabine Cmelniski Production: Hiros Co-production: Le Théâtre de la Vie, Le Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Alkantara, as part of Common Stories, a Creative Europe programme financed by the European Union, Kunstencentrum Buda, Parallèle – Pratiques artistiques émergentes internationales With the support of: Ettijahat – Independent Culture, workspacebrussels, ISAC – Institut Supérieur des Arts et des Chorégraphies ArBa-EsA, Studio Le Labeur — Dame de Pic / Cie Karine Ponties. This project is part of the Cycle de professionnalisation pour une durabilité du secteur culturel – volet Jeunes chorégraphes du Sud- led by Parallèle, with the support of the Cultures et création program of the Fondation de France and the patronage of the Caisse des dépôts.