UWE:festival - Escapescape

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An international theater festival organized and curated by students of the Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding in Munich!

Flämisch mit engl. Übertiteln/Flemish with English subtitles
Strobe Lights
Duration: 40 Min. ohne Pause/Duration: 40 Min. without a break

Nina is stuck in a state of escape. Escape is a state of extreme dissociation in which one no longer has a foothold in the real world. You lose your sense of time. You lose your memories. And step by step, you lose your humanity and the possibility of returning to the human world.
In order not to lose herself in the escape, Nina plays a game. She makes up stories about the only human objects she can still find: Garbage, discarded and forgotten - and weaves stories around them. By giving new meaning to what has been left behind, she builds a bridge between her vanishing self and a world she is about to lose.
Through a poetic waterfall of words, we get a glimpse into Nina's thoughts. A stream of consciousness. Her thoughts circle through her head in an uninterrupted flow and echo in the room. Netflix and chill, but alone.
She repeats and distorts her own words as she yearns for identity and struggles with the shadows of her past.

Nina is trapped in the escapescape - a state of extreme dissociation in which the boundaries between reality and estrangement dissolve. Time loses its grip, memories fade, and the essence of her humanity crumbles. The longer she remains in this liminal space, the harder it becomes to return to the tangible world.
To keep herself from completely disappearing, Nina plays the Resnap Game. This game is her only anchor in an environment where nothing remains stable. She finds human objects - trash, discarded and forgotten - and weaves stories around them. By assigning new
meanings to what has been abandoned, she creates a bridge between her vanishing self and the world she is on the verge of losing.
Through a poetic waterfall of words, we peer into Nina's mind, a stream of consciousness. Her thoughts spiral through her head in an uninterrupted flow, echoing through the space: Netflix and chill, but alone.
She repeats and distorts her own words, grasping for identity and wrestling with the shadows of her past.

Trigger warning
Thematization of mental health
subjects of mental health

Text and performance: Nina Moortgat
Coaching: Rashif El Kaoui
Outside eye: Barbara Revalk, Ailie Dupont, and Zindzi Tillot Owusu
Direction: Saloua Hassani
Stage: Nina Moortgat under the guidance of Barbara Vandendriessche
Dramaturgy: Barbara Revalk with support from Peter Anthonissen
Lighting: Jeppe Van Haele and Barbara Revalk
Sound: Barbara Revalk
Technical support: Tom Vanhooren

LUCA Drama, Leuven

UWE:festival 2025 | Uwe

Price information:

8 € / reduced € 4 (25% discount on the full price for bookings of five or more performances)