A dragonfly dances, a glow-worm plays with light and shadow, a silkworm prepares for its metamorphosis. De Machienerie presents a poetic performance that moves through the city: a travelling love letter to all that tiny life on six legs.
About the company
De Machienerie is a theatre company and construction workshop that creates poetic visual installations. In Flanders, the company is regarded as a pioneer in a performance style where mechanics, object theatre, craft and imagination reinforce one another.
Its work is strongly rooted in nature, flora and fauna, and in the belief that theatre can also raise awareness through beauty, wonder and attention. In their workshop, mechanical installations and sculptures are created that are not only looked at, but also truly move and come to life.
De Machienerie describes itself as a world of bricoleurs poétiques: makers who connect craft, aesthetics and poetry. Natural and recycled materials, manual manipulation and technology are given a visible place. Exposing mechanisms and showing how something works creates slowness, wonder and a direct connection with the audience.
concept / creatie De Machienerie
mechanische insecten en installaties De Machienerie
scenografie / constructie De Machienerie
