Wim Vandekeybus / Ultima Vez

Inspired by myths and stories about the killing of infants and innocents, Vandekeybus creates a timeless, fictional, yet universal story about living in isolation, the alienation of the outside world and about loss and the pain that it brings. Who is the saviour of our world? Who is the prophet today and what does he proclaim? Is the Messiah a hero or a coward? Innovatively combining video and film with the story that is being played out on stage, a dialogue between reality and the virtual evolves...

Premiere 27. May 2005, Singapore Arts Festival

www.ruhrtriennale.dewww.ultimavez.com

Direction, Choreography, Scenography and Film: Wim VandekeybusMusic: David Eugene Edwards, Fausto RomitelliSound design: Josh MartinText: P.F. Thomèse & Ultima VezCostumes/Styling: Isabelle LhoasDramaturgy: Greet Van Poeck, Titus Muizelaar

From and with: Laura Aris Alvarez, Tone Brulin, Elena Fokina, Robert M. Hayden, Krijn Hermans, Milan Herich, Germán Jauregui Allue, Jorge Jauregui Allue, Linda Kapetanea, Thi-Mai Nguyen, Manuel Ronda, Helder Seabra, Won-Meyong Won

Produced by Ultima Vez & KVS (Royal Flemish Theater) 
Co-produced by Singapore Arts Festival, Festival d'Avignon, PACT Zollverein / Choreographisches Zentrum NRW, Essen/RuhrTriennale, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, and Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana. 
With support from the European Commission's Culture 2000 programme, ADAMI (Paris), SACD (Brussels).
Ultima Vez is supported by the Flemish Government and the Flemish Community Commission of the Brussels Capital Region. The performances at PACT Zollverein are supported by the Ministerpräsidenten des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen