Kate McIntosh

With the world premiere of ›Volcano Time‹, choreographer Kate McIntosh finally returns to the PACT stage. McIntosh views performance as a public gathering – a place where connections between people are forged and collective emotions can be experienced.

In her latest stage spectacle, McIntosh experiments enthusiastically with theatrical glitter and mystery, blending smoky entertainment with amateur biology. Can feelings erupt through a group like magma? Can they flow from one person to another and escalate? Which ones sparks tension, and which ones calm it?

›Volcano Time‹ is a theatrical experiment that invites the audience to sharpen their own senses while exploring how shared feelings arise, are shared, shaped, or politicized. With a dazzling visual world inspired by nocturnal glamour, the work marks a return to a traditional stage and seating following a series of immersive productions.

Kate McIntosh is an artist who practices across the boundaries of performance and installation. Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, she is based in Brussels.

Since 2004 Kate has developed an internationally recognised body of stage and trans-disciplinary work which tours extensively in Europe as well as to Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Her works often focus on the physicality of both performer and audience, the manipulation of objects and materials, and the development of direct relations between audience members. Her practice is guided by the misuse of objects, playfulness with the public, a love of theatrical images and unruly humour.