Dates / Schedules
Friday, february 26, 2027 8:00pm
Saturday, february 27, 2027 7:00pm
Multilingual performance with Portuguese surtitles.
Classical musicians and performers reinterpret Purcell live on stage to revisit the story of Hannibal, the Punic Wars and the birth of Europe. In the 3rd century BC, the Carthaginian commander Hannibal Barca crossed Spain, France and Italy in a military campaign that shook the foundations of the Roman Empire: Hannibal ad portas.
At a time when war is once again ravaging European soil and refugees continue to die in the Mediterranean, Hannibal takes on a disturbing relevance. The performance exposes how fear and the thirst for power continue to shape history — and how myths and propaganda are used to create enemies and justify borders. What does “civilisation” mean when people are dying at Europe’s gates?
Through a unique fusion of opera and slam poetry, contemporary dance and theatre, the piece opens a window onto Europe’s past, present and future. In Hannibal, artists from Africa and Europe combine contemporary video and projections with live painting and acoustic instruments, creating an intense, collective and deeply sensory performance experience.
The presentation of this project was made possible thanks to the PROSPERO NEW platform, co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme.
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HANIBAL (c) stefstessel
HANIBAL (c) stefstessel
HANIBAL (c) stefstessel
HANIBAL (c) stefstessel
Data sheet
Direction Junior Mthombeni and Michael De Cock
Dramaturgy Gerardo Salinas
Musical Dramaturgy Tom Swaak
Featuring Kirezi Kalisa, Dora Almeleh, Moha Amazian, Pierre Anganda, Abel Baeck, Mirko Banovic, Marios Bellas, Justine Bourgeus, Ibrahima Cissokho, Gala Dragot, Raphaële Green, Amina Iddrisu, Tonic Mendi Jacobs, Tom Kestens, Alix Konadu, Aymará Parola, Emma Posman, Zach Swaggs, Bahar Temiz, Jutta Troch and Nina Plantefève-Castryck
Set Design Stef Stessel
Lighting Design Dimi Stuyven
Costume Design Marie Szersnovicz
Costume Making Helene Beccavin
Video Francesc Isern
Painting Elke Gijsemans
Movement Direction Alesandra Seutin
Movement Coaching Lisi Estaras
Production Management Catherine Vervaecke, Robin Hectors, Miek Scheers and Jeroen Deceuninck
Stage Management Caroline Wagner
Sound Bram Moriau and Kasper Dumon
Lighting Dimi Stuyven
Video Francesc Isern and Thibaud Decoene
Stage Machinery Justine Hautenauve
Surtitles Inge Floré
Translations Trevor Perri, Anne Vanderschueren and Alex Stockman
Costume Workshop Théâtre de Liège and CILAB
Production KVS
Co-production Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, De Munt / La Monnaie, Théâtre de Liège, TNC, Compagnie du Théâtre National Daniel Sorano, Madame Fortuna and Perpodium
Special Thanks to Theater Arsenaal
With the Support of the Belgian Federal Government, through Cronos Invest, and the European Union (Horizon 2020 programme)
Photo: (c) stefstessel
Discounts
DISCOUNTS are only valid for CCB production and/or co-production shows and for tickets with a price above €12, with the exception of CCB cardholders, the discount is applied to values above €8.
50 % people with specific needs and free for accompanying person
50% for Arts and culture professionals
50% for unemployed
30% for CCB Card’s holders (individual, Senior, Youth and Family)
20% for people over 65 / for under 30s / students / for groups of more than 20 people
Tickets at €5 for Artistic Schools