Concept, art direction, illustrations, choreography, performance dance: Laura Daelemans • Animation: Noura Marien
Compositions: Benjamin Van Esser en Seppe Indigne • Dramaturgy: Greet Van Poeck • Artistic coaching: Francis Pollet • (Bass) clarinet: Jelmer De Moed • Live-electronics: Seppe Indigne
© Sieme Hermans
© Kevin De Borger
MANA is a dance performance where detailed movement language meets illustration, accompanied by live clarinet and electronics.
About Cathelyne van den Bulcke, the last woman who has ended up on the pyre as a result of systematic witch-hunting in Lier.
Premièred in december 2025 at Schouwburg Noord, Merksem • KMSKA January 8
© Olympe Tits
Laura Daelemans and I will be working together on an additional exposition for MANA at Het Perron Ieper for 2027.
The exposition will be diving into the visual world of MANA, featuring new works by Laura Daelemans and me: new interpretations of Cathelyne's story in 2D and 3D, along with the original illustrations featured in the performance and our original sketchbooks throughout the whole development period.
Featured in: Knack Focus • https://www.isolisti.be/nl/producties-blog/mana • https://issuu.com/isolisti/docs/i_solisti_2024_2025_-_ned
With thanks to and support from:
Fonds Jonge Makers Stad Antwerpen
Muziekgebouw Productiehuis Amsterdam
DE SINGEL
c o r s o
Schouwburg Noord
kunstencentrum BUDA
Het Oude Badhuis
Residencies:
BUDA
c o r s o
DE SINGEL
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Het Oude Badhuis