{"id":11512,"date":"2019-01-28T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=11512"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:22:41","slug":"the-act-of-dying","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/en\/projects\/the-act-of-dying\/","title":{"rendered":"The Act of Dying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <em>The Act of Dying<\/em> three performers are on a quest for the ultimate freedom that is characteristic for animation figures: to rise again after dying a violent death. Both violence and death are problematic concepts in theatre, because they are simply impossible to stage. De Polen are investigating the language of the exploding actor, and the moment in which hilarity and horror coincide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Act-of-Dying.jpg\" alt=\"The Act of Dying\" class=\"wp-image-1720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Act-of-Dying.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Act-of-Dying-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Act-of-Dying-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">project dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Try-out:<\/strong> Friday 17 Feb \u2013 14:00 \u2013 wpZimmer<br><strong>Premi\u00e8re:<\/strong> 30\/03\/2017 \u2013 Vooruit (Ghent)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concept &amp; direction: Bosse Provoost<br>Cast: Kobe Chielens, Geert Belpaeme &amp; Lieselotte De Keyzer<br>Dramaturgy: Mats Van Herreweghe<br>Scenography: Sibran Sampers<br>Production: de polen<br>Co-production: Vooruit, Toneelhuis, Buda &amp; wpZimmer<br>Supported by Muziektheater LOD &amp; De Werf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-11512","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Act of Dying - wpZimmer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wpzimmer.be\/en\/projects\/the-act-of-dying\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Act of Dying - wpZimmer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In The Act of Dying three performers are on a quest for the ultimate freedom that is characteristic for animation figures: to rise again after dying a violent death. 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