Emiel Vandenberghe

Name: Emiel Vandenberghe — In the afterglow
Start: 2026-10-15T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-15T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Minardschouwburg

In the afterglow

VIERNULVIER

Wed 14.10

20:00 - 21:00

Minardschouwburg, Gent

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Thu 15.10

20:00 - 21:00

Minardschouwburg, Gent

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Artistic “mommy issues” in the prettiest way possible

This intimate duet between 31-year-old dancer Emiel Vandenberghe and 82-year-old ballet legend Birgit Keil brings together a master and her student, a mother and a son. Though both have passed the peak of their careers, the drive for perfection still glows in their bodies. In this lingering afterlight, they move through a tender exchange of support and surrender.

Part of

“Eén van de meest avontuurlijke balletdansers en modellen van ons land”

- Els Van Steenberghen, Knack

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“Dans is een van de lichtpuntjes in de wereld die nooit zullen doven. Door te dansen of te kijken naar dans voel je liefde, samenhorigheid, vrijheid. Dat maakt kunst zo wezenlijk en nodig.” - Emiel Vandenberghe in Knack

Credits

Direction & choreography: Emiel Vandenberghe - Final direction: Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe - Dance: Birgit Keil - Assistant: Thiago Bordin - Dramaturgy: Louise Van den Eede - Scenography: Janes Zeghers - Lighting design: Stan Vrebos - Music: Lara Chedraoui & Patrick Van Neck - Outside eye: Greet Van Poeck - Costume: Alain Paul - Technical: Maxime Jacobs - Photography: Lennert Madou - Co-producer: KC NONA, VIERNULVIER, Concertgebouw Brugge