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Simon Baetens

I'm Not Done
VIERNULVIER
  • Fri 21.02
    20:00 - 21:00
    Minardschouwburg, Gent
    Romain Deconinckplein 2
    Tickets
  • Sat 22.02
    20:00 - 21:00
    Minardschouwburg, Gent
    Romain Deconinckplein 2
    Tickets

Drag, poetry, and theatrical pop music merge into a dream world

Theatre maker and performer Simon Baetens was a co-founder of the Ghent drag collective House Of Lux. With 'I'm Not Done,' he presents an intense, playful performance about self-projection, loneliness, and being on the road. For the first time, his drag alter ego 'Electra' leaves the club and appears on stage.

Electra takes the audience on a musical journey through transformative virtual and emotional landscapes. Through a combination of drag, music, video, and text, a dream-like world is created where the boundaries between technology and reality are no longer distinguishable.

'I'm Not Done' is a performance like a doomscroll, where pop music guides you through the labyrinth of the internet. It pays homage to the shameless theatricality of pop concerts and the poetry of song lyrics. Can exuberance and depth go hand in hand?

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Part of

By & with: Simon Baetens - Coach: Nathan Ooms - Dramaturgy: Lisa Vereertbrugghen - Costume Design: Robbert Geens - Light Design & Technical: Kato Ooms - Production: VIERNULVIER - Co-production: DE SINGEL, KWP, De Grote Post & C-Mine - Supported by: the Flemish Government, BUDA & KAAP - Thanks to: Natalie Gielen, Louis Janssens, Elsemieke Scholte, Christine Caals & Sam De Mol

Trigger warning: this show uses stroboscopic lights.