Miet Warlop
Inhale Delirium Exhale
The latest theatrical coup by Belgium’s queen of sensory intoxication: three thousand running meter of fabric, exuberant imagery, humor, and mythological references collide on stage.
For over a decade, whenever fuse boxes exploded, foam flooded stages, or performance resembled competitive sports at the Summer Festival, it was likely the work of Belgian theater maverick Miet Warlop. Her anarchic, color-charged spectacles are sold-out hits across Europe, blurring the lines between theater, rock concert, and visual art. It’s no surprise she’s been chosen to represent Belgium at the next Venice Art Biennale (just steps away from Austria’s pavilion by fellow Summer Festival favorite Florentina Holzinger). Warlop now returns with her latest piece: an ode to fantasy and art featuring six performers and seven kilometers of fabric. From nothing, landscapes and mountains emerge; winds twist vivid cloth around bodies – sometimes tender, sometimes violent. Warlop conjures overwhelming, dreamlike images that reflect the storm of her creative process, offering nothing less than a cathartic cleansing ritual for the art of theater itself.
