ZINC
Adapted from the book by David Van Reybrouk
”I did not cross borders, it was the borders that crossed me.”
Joseph Rixen
This is the story of something that came into existence by accident, was exploited, extracted from its place of origin, and sent to far off places. That something was a man called Joseph Rixen.
This is also the story of zinc.
Over the course of his life Rixen was a Neutral Citizen, a subject of the German Empire, a resident of the Kingdom of Belgium and a citizen of the Third Reich, before becoming Belgian again, which he was when he died. Five nationalities, all because of this unremarkable metal, which is used for batteries and bathtubs, and is found inside every one of us.
With a cast of 5, ZINC explores language, the fight for resources, and how the human body becomes a map – a site where the struggles of politics and history determine who we are.
”A left-field meditation on identity, language and national boundaries… Zinc nimbly suggests that shared differences can be the most authentic form of unity.”
★★★★
Irish Times
”There are certain plays that impress on first viewing but which start to dwindle, slowly but gradually, once you leave the theatre. But then there are those, vanishingly rare, that you know will doubtlessly stay engraved. Plays like Zinc.”
★★★★★
The Arts Review
ZINC is a co-production with Théâtre de Liège, NTGent, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, D’haus Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, ThéâtredelaCité CDN Toulouse Occitanie, Maison de la Culture d’Amiens, Nowy Teatr Warsaw, Maison de la culture de Bourges, Comédie de Caen CDN de Normandie and KVS Brussels.
Supported by the Arts Council and Culture Ireland.
For touring information, please contact J.Geers@theatredeliege.be
Cast
TIMMY CREED
FABIO GODINHO
CATHY MIN JUNG
MILA MOINZADEH
JULIE MUGHUNDA
Text by DEAD CENTRE and DAVID VAN REYBROUK
Translator / Dramaturg SIMON VANDENBULKE
Stage Design NINA WETZEL
Costume NINA WETZEL and MARIE LOVENBERG
Video SEBASTIEN DUPUOEY
Sound Design & Composition KEVIN GLEESON
Light VIRNA ELISEO and OLIVIER ARNOLDY
Assistant Director DORIS DE VRIES
Stage Manager BAPTISTE WATTIER
Stage Design Assistant GAËTAN LANGLOIS-MEURINNE
Video Assistant ARNAUD VOOS
Stage technician GILLES MARÉCHAL
Sound Design Assistant DORIAN CUSUMANO
Direction BUSH MOUKARZEL & BEN KIDD
Producers TILLY TAYLOR, JIMMY GEERS
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All photographs: Alexandre Fytrakis
