Works: Stephanie Kayal & Abed Kobeissy

Luc Depreitere

Galactic Crush II: Into the Cold

In their upcoming performance Stephanie Kayal and Abed Kobeissy revisit their failed crime-fighting duo from their recent work Galactic Crush. Having completely botched their Don-Quixotic mission, they now face total despair as the world crumbles around them. With nothing left to lose, they decide to flee, building a DIY intergalactic spaceship to search for life in another galaxy.

As former antiheroes, and as friends and lovers, they confront an absurd reality with dark humor. In the cold of space, they reflect on their fractured city and distant loved ones, hoping to understand and forgive global failures. They dance as a reminder of home.

Credits

Concept, text, and performance: Stephanie Kayal, Abed Kobeissy Choreography: Stephanie Kayal Original music: Abed Kobeissy Set and light design: Pôl Seif Dramaturgical advice: Krystel Khour Video artist: tbc Production: Hiros Co-productionThéâtre de la Vie, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Alkantara, as part of Common Stories, a Creative Europe programme financed by the European Union, Kunstencentrum Buda, Parallèle platform With the support ofEttijahat – Independent Culture, workspacebrussels, ISAC – Institut Supérieur des Arts et des Chorégraphies / ArBa-EsA