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Bilderschlachten

MOUVOIR/Stephanie Thiersch, Brigitta Muntendorf, Asasello Quartet, Residentie Orkest

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Exuberant, brightly coloured, and unrestrained. Bilderschlachten explores the power of images. Using Dadaist tableaux vivants choreographer Stephanie Thiersch, in collaboration with composer Brigitta Muntendorf (in 2024 at Holland Festival with Melencolia), create a powerful, passionate, and poetically provocative work. 


The production comes to life with 41 musicians from the renowned Residentie Orkest, the Asasello Quartet, and eight dancers. The danse macabre (a theatrical dance that is at once macabre and playful, playing with themes of mortality, decay, and cultural chaos) draws from our cultural history and bombards us with a relentless stream of images, reminding us of the constant overstimulation of modern life. 


Thiersch and Muntendorf chose Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu as a musical counterpart to the visual language of the piece. This collage brings together musical fragments from Bach to Beethoven, and from Berlioz to Stockhausen. Composer Brigitta Muntendorf arranged it so the music mirrors the visual references – a kind of 'sound version' of the images you see.

dates

Fri June 26 2026 8:30 PM

Sat June 27 2026 8:30 PM

prices

  • default from € 27
  • CJP € 20
  • HF Young from € 20,50
  • youth under 18 € 15

information

  • 1 hour 20 minutes

  • Please note:

    This performance uses stroboscopic lighting and smoke/haze effects.

     

    Exceptionally High Temperatures
    This week, the country is experiencing exceptionally high temperatures. At the theatre, it is warmer than usual outside the concert hall. Inside the hall itself, the temperature remains comfortable. Nevertheless, we advise visitors to drink plenty of water, wear light and breathable clothing, and listen carefully to their bodies. If you feel unwell due to the heat, the theatre staff will be happy to assist you.
Please note:

the previously announced introduction and Meet the Artist session will no longer take place, as it is too warm in the Plein Foyer.

 

The temperature in the auditorium, where the performance takes place, is comfortable.

more info

  • Bilderschlachten

    Martin Rottenkolber

  • Bilderschlachten

    Martin Rottenkolber

  • Bilderschlachten

    Martin Rottenkolber

  • Bilderschlachten

    Martin Rottenkolber

  • Bilderschlachten

    Martin Rottenkolber

  • Bilderschlachten

    Martin Rottenkolber

  • Brigitta Muntendorf, composer

    Johann Sebastian Hänel

  • Stephanie Thiersch, choreographer and director

    Sabrina Weniger

  • ADA NIEUWENDIJK FOTOGRAFIE

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Credits

concept Stephanie Thiersch direction Stephanie Thiersch choreography Stephanie Thiersch, Fabien Almakiewicz, Neus Barcons Roca, Aaron Samuel Davis, Alexis ‚Maca’ Fernández, Julien Ferranti, Gyung Moo Kim, Alexandra Naudet, Camille Revol, Joel Suárez Gómez musical direction Brigitta Muntendorf music Brigitta Muntendorf conductor Benjamin Shwartz dance Fabien Almakiewicz, Neus Barcons Roca, Aaron Samuel Davis, Alexis ‚Maca’ Fernández, Julien Ferranti, Gyung Moo Kim, Alexandra Naudet, Camille Revol, Joel Suárez Gómez, Marcela Ruíz Quintero Rostislav Kozhevnikov (1st violin), Emi Ohi Resnick, Timothy Dowling, Arjan Stroop, Sepp Grotenhuis, Barbara Streil (2nd violin), Anton van Houten, Teemu Myöhänen (cello), Reinaldo Andrés Donoso Pizarro, Justyna Sliwa (replaced by Emi Ohi Resnick on 27 June) performed by Residentie Orkest contrabas Frank Dolman, Jorge Hernández, Astrid Schrijner, Jos Tieman flute Eline van Esch, Rieneke Brink, Janneke Groesz oboe Matteo Costanzi, Jet Speetjens, Hilje van der Vliet klarinet Arno Stoffelsma, Jasper Grijpink, Jesse Faber tenor saxophones Daan van Koppen fagot Dorian Cooke, Edgars Karpenskis-Allažs, Erik Reinders hoorn Gaizka Ciarrusta, Diechje Minne, Yeonji Yu, José Luis Martinez Vicente trumpet Erwin ter Bogt, Bas Duister, Bas Otten timpani Chris Leenders percussion Murk Jiskoot, Jennifer Heins, Joeke Hoekstra harp Mathilde Wauters organ Geerten van de Wetering electric guitar Paul van Utrecht mandolin guitar Martine Sikkenk jazz combo Anton Jämtander (elektrische gitaar), Cas Jiskoot (elektrische bas), Christof Alexander May (klarinet), Ellister van der Molen (cornet) lighting design Begoña Garcia Navas kostuumontwerp Sita Messer assistant choreography Marcela Ruíz Quintero outside eye Stawrula Panagiotaki, Fabrice Ramalignom sound Sebastian Schottke technical direction Fabian Bleisch production management Sarah Heinrich management Dwayne Holliday composition Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu, 1968), Brigitta Muntendorf photography Martin Rottenkolber coproduction Théâtre de Nîmes, Beethovenfest Bonn, Tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf, Freihandelszone - Ensemblenetzwerk Köln with support from Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Kunststiftung NRW, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, RheinEnergieStiftung Kultur, Kulturamt der Stadt Köln, NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ – International Guest Performance Fund for Dance (funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media)

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