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THE COMMON PEOPLE is social experiment, workshop, installation and performance in one.
In THE COMMON PEOPLE, the stage is reclaimed as a space for encounter between human and human in the most literal sense. In society, the need to connect becomes more and more important: the more people you know, the more networks you are in, the more likes you get, the better.
THE COMMON PEOPLE wants to disconnect people from the screens surrounding us, to create physical encounters in a thorough and human way.
Together with film director Lukas Dhont and an artistic team, Martens will work with 40 inhabitants of the city where the performance will take place. In two weeks time the participants are prepared for the performance days on which they will have an encounter with somebody they will meet for the very first time, resulting in an ongoing duet marathon on stage.
THE COMMON PEOPLE becomes the portrait of a city, of its inhabitants, and of the human kind, searching for intimacy and encounter.
A performance that celebrates the narration of daily life, built on a deep interest in the human species.
Performance space : Les Brigittines - Chapelle + Mezzo