Laika & Zefiro Torna - Hypersenses

Music theater for the eye, ear, nose, mouth, skin & heart. The Lady and the Unicorn is one of the most fascinating tapestry series from the 15th century. The artwork is considered an allegory of the five senses, but it comprises six tapestries. The final piece of the series refers to a mysterious sense - the so-called 'sense of the heart'. Based on this historical imagination, HYPERSENSES explores the sensory experience of today. In a time of overstimulation and mental noise, this multisensory music performance invites you to pause attentively and reflect on what we experience. Can tastes become audible, colors tangible, scents visible? Images, tastes, scents, and textures merge into live electro-acoustic music, while sonological layers blend with haunting 15th-century melodies, and the whole forms one layered sensory experience. HYPERSENSES subtly unbalances the brain and immerses the audience in an intense intoxication where nothing is what it seems. After the successful collaboration on the alchemical laboratory BALSAM and numerous performance series at home and abroad, Zefiro Torna and Laika are joining forces again for a performance that sharpens the senses. IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH Le Channel, scène nationale de Calais, Cultura Nova Heerlen and Perpodium WITH SUPPORT FROM the Vlaamse Gemeenschap and Tax Shelter of the Belgian federal government GENERAL CONCEPT Jurgen De bruyn & Peter De Bie SENSORY CONCEPT Peter De Bie & Sara Sampelayo SOUND AND AUDIENCE INTERACTIVE CONCEPT David Helbich MUSICIANS Jurgen De bruyn (lute, mandolin, colascione, electronics, vocals), Maris Pajuste (vocals, keyboard, electronics) ACTORS Jotka Bauwens, Peter De Bie & Sara Sampelayo FINAL DIRECTION Michai Geyzen SCENOGRAPHY Peter De Bie & Jana Roos COSTUMES Jana Roos DRAMATURGY Mieke Versyp SOUND Tom Van den Brande LIGHTING DESIGN Thomas Stevens PRODUCTION Pieter Smet, Helena Verbeeck