KISS & CRY COLLECTIVE (Belgium) Cold Blood - 2020 London International Mime Festival

Dancing hands star in elaborate miniature sets, the action filmed live to become epic on a big screen. See an ingenious show animated before your eyes - ‘a total theatrical treat’ (Times).
In this wonderfully whimsical production, the story of seven surprising deaths takes audiences into an array of scenarios that touch on the fleeting fragility of life. Watch as performers and crew conjure visuals onstage or simply succumb to the beautifully detailed kaleidoscopic vistas appearing on film. From the razzamatazz of a Fred and Ginger-style dance number to a floating figure in outer space, from a ravaged war-torn cityscape to the recreation of an iconic Boléro ballet.
Set to classic and contemporary music including Ravel, David Bowie and Janis Joplin, Cold Blood brings together intricate hand choreography, tiny props, live cinema and a witty script. Drawn from the film and dance backgrounds of husband-and-wife creative team Jaco Van Dormael and Michèle Anne De Mey - whose previous show, Kiss & Cry, thrilled audiences at LIMF in 2014 and again in 2017.
‘It is entirely original and totally entrancing’ (WhatsOnStage).
‘Nothing short of exquisite’ ***** Arts Desk
‘Our eyes and imaginations are beguiled … breath-taking, affecting, magical’ ***** Herald Scotland
Executive production by Astragales
Association production by Mars, Mons Arts de la Scène - Belgium and Théâtre de Namur - Belgium
Co-produced by Charleroi Danse - Belgium, La Fondation Mons 2015, KVS - Belgium, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Le Printemps des Comédiens - France, Torino Danza - Italy, Canadian Stage, Théâtre de Carouge-Atelier de Genève and Théâtre des Célestins - France
With the support of Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles - Service de Danse
Creative team
Jaco Van Dormael, Michèle Anne De Mey Creators and Directors
Thomas Gunzig Text
Jaco Van Dormael, Julien Lambert Cinematographers
Michèle Anne De Mey, Grégory Grosjean Choreographers
Julien Lambert, Aurélie Leporcq Cameras
Sylvie Olivé, François Roux, Juliette Fassin, Théodore Brisset, Brigitte Baudet, Daniella Zorrozua Set Design
Béa Pendesini, Sarah Duvert Costumes
Nicolas Olivier, Bruno Olivier Lighting
Boris Cekevda Sound
Performers
Michèle Anne De Mey
Grégory Grosjean
Gabriella Iacono
Ivan Fox
Bruno Olivier
Stefano Serra
Jaco Van Dormael
Julien Lambert
Aurélie Leporcq

[@LardBaron1]

The last time I saw this group perform I was awestruck, I tried to convey how wonderful dancing, walking, strolling hands could be to others but failed. It's beyond my capabilities to articulate. If you get the chance go see them

[@jaydeleah4433]

best show i’ve ever seen!

[@DonutGaming7]

Faites-en plus de ce genre de video svp qui exprime ses émotions

[@jackfriend4u]

well this was even more wonderful than I was expecting. I rarely go to theatre and if ever I do i'm always hoping its strong in its stage craft...and this is amazing!. Rare to come away from a live snow and be thinking "what excellent cinematography"! On the lower half of the stage the performers use their fingers/hands in miniature sets for 7 vignettes , each about death in all its forms, while a mellifluous measured voice brings all the stories together using dry , dark humour. All the while the action is filmed in close-up and projected above on a big screen...and even though you can choose to focus on the ingeniously simple special effects being played out before your eyes, you're still left wondering "how on earth are they doing this?" Poignant, melancholy, dreamlike and funny, the subject of death becomes very life affirming, in the capable hands of The Kiss and Cry Collective. one last "hand pun" before I finish. This show deserves two thumbs up! Sorry, I had to do it. But I mean it!

[@alienalajna]

We saw their performance some years ago in Torino at the Fonderie Limone. An overwhelming emotional experience, terribly powerful. Just go if at all possible.

[@jackfriend4u]

seeing this on Friday as part of the Adelaide 2020 Festival. cant wait!!

[@georgeliang6179]

So stunning

[@carlaprietoferrada7263]

cuando vienen a chile otra vez?