Gardenia
les ballets C de la B
Australian Premiere / Exclusive to Adelaide
Belgium
“I would shout my thanks at the top of my lungs if it wasn’t for the lump in my throat.”
Télérama
In an intimate portrait of identity and self-revelation, six ordinary men take to the stage. Each man has his own story: sometimes funny, sometimes overwhelming, always poignant. As they navigate the hinterland between masculine and feminine, truth and artifice, past and present, their personal dramas are played out in a bold, yet deeply tender mix of dance, song, theatre and cabaret to the music of Aznavour, Dalida and Ravel.
A revelatory new work from the lauded company that brought Adelaide the much-loved shows La Tristeza Complice and Iets op Bach, Gardenia is not a work of fiction. The joy the performers have in living their dreams is palpable - falsies, fake eyelashes, glitter, gloss and all - plunging the audience with heart-rending generosity into a moving moment of humanity.
PAUL GRABOWSKY INTRODUCES GARDENIA
WATCH GARDENIA
WHERE
Dunstan Playhouse - Adelaide Festival Centre
WHEN
Fri 2 Mar, Mon 5 Mar
& Sun 4 Mar 7.30PM
Sat 3 Mar 9pm
DURATION
105 minutes
TICKETS
Adult $79, Friends $67, Concession $60,
Fringe Benefits $30
For Fringe Benefits bookings, please call BASS on 131 246.
PLANNER
Contains smoking on stage
Wheelchair access
Assistive listening systems
Some background music/sounds.
MAP
Dunstan Playhouse - Adelaide Festival Centre
(Adelaide Festival Centre) King William Road
credits
Directors: Alain Platel — Frank Van Laecke
Based on a concept by: Vanessa Van Durme
Music: Steven Prengels
Created and performed by: Vanessa Van Durme — Griet Debacker — Timur Magomedgadzhiev (replaced by Hendrik Lebon) — Andrea De Laet — Richard ‘Tootsie’ Dierick — Danilo Povolo — Gerrit Becker — Dirk Van Vaerenbergh — Rudy Suwyns
Production: les ballets C de la B
Touring: Frans Brood Productions
IMAGE CREDITS
Photo: Luk Monsaert
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