About
PLEASE, open the curtains is a theatrical exploration of melancholy by Ferenc Balcaen, produced by NTGent with DESINGEL and Hermes Ensemble. It runs at Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond in Amsterdam on 20 and 21 April 2027.
What to expect
PLEASE, open the curtains is a theatrical exploration of melancholy by Flemish theatre maker Ferenc Balcaen (1997), produced by NTGent in coproduction with DESINGEL and Hermes Ensemble.
It reflects on social alienation, vulnerability, human connection, and the emotional weight of change and loss.
The floor is cold as steel and trembles, while artificial flowers appear to bloom.
- NTGent season 26-27
- Six performers in collective scenes
- Play, labour and ritual side by side
- Scenography as a living, symbolic landscape
- Inspired by Delia Derbyshire and Bruegel
- Melancholy as a search for connection
Dates
Questions
When does Ferenc Balcaen / NTGent start and end?
Ferenc Balcaen / NTGent is on Wednesday, 21 April 2027, 20:00 until 21:10.
Where is Ferenc Balcaen / NTGent?
Ferenc Balcaen / NTGent takes place at Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Nes 45, Amsterdam.
What are Ferenc Balcaen's earlier works?
Tristis (2022) was a graduation performance exploring human metamorphoses, inspired by Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights.
Scapegoat (2024) uses musical genres and traditions to meet inhabitants of Dante's Inferno.
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Getting there
Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Nes 45, 1012 KD Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL
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