Infamous Offspring

In INFAMOUS OFFSPRING, Belgian Wim Vandkeybus brings together musician Warren Ellis, flamenco dance star Israel Galván and a young, international cast to present his new dance/film/theater piece. Revolving around Hephaestus, god of fire, who was cast out after his birth by his parents Zeus and Hera, family soaps and archetypal stories about the dysfunctional family, themes such as power, seduction, aggression, humiliation, exclusion, manipulation, beauty and cunning are dealt with. Ancient tales create a recognisable hierarchy between today's parents and their children — a blended family in which the parents are filmed charakters and their descendants are a group of notorious but sensitive dancers. An impressive interaction of media consisting of dance, text, music and film will be presented.