Dance & ballet
Stephanie Kayal / Abed Kobeissy
About
Stephanie Kayal and Abed Kobeissy present Galactic Crush 2: Into the Cold at DE SINGEL, Antwerp, on 8 and 9 January 2027. The work is packaged as absurd science fiction and uses black humour as a shield.
What to expect
War, genocide and an uncertain future make the idea of another planet appealing to choreographer Stephanie Kayal and musician Abed Kobeissy.
Their clumsy hero duo fails its mission and builds an improvised spaceship as the world collapses.
- The duo flee to an unknown galaxy.
- They call themselves crime fighters.
- It asks if leaving others behind is fair.
- Black humour acts as a shield.
- Kayal commutes between Brussels and Beirut.
- Kobeissy explores genres from Beirut.
Dates
Questions
When does Stephanie Kayal / Abed Kobeissy start and end?
Stephanie Kayal / Abed Kobeissy is on Friday, 8 January 2027, 20:00 until 21:00.
Where is Stephanie Kayal / Abed Kobeissy?
Stephanie Kayal / Abed Kobeissy takes place at DE SINGEL Internationale Kunstcampus, Desguinlei 25, Antwerpen.
What is Galactic Crush 2: Into the Cold about?
It follows a clumsy hero duo whose mission fails as the world collapses.
They build an improvised spaceship and flee to an unknown galaxy.
The work asks if it is fair to leave others behind.
It also asks if you can look away when the weakest face injustice every day.
What themes does the piece address?
War, genocide and an uncertain future are the starting point.
The work is packaged as absurd science fiction.
Black humour acts as a shield.
Kayal makes politically engaged work between hope and disillusionment.
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Getting there
DE SINGEL Internationale Kunstcampus, Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerpen, Antwerpen, BE
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