ZINC
David Van Reybrouck / Dead Centre
PRODUCTION TDL
Premiere on 19 September 2026 at the Théâtre de Liège
To the east of present-day Belgium once lay the largest zinc mine on the Old Continent. Long coveted by the great European powers, the small enclave was declared neutral after the fall of Napoleon. For nearly a century, Neutral Moresnet embodied a European utopia ahead of its time, where people of all nationalities lived side by side in peace.
But the 20th century and its devastating wars shattered this dream. After a hundred years of prosperity and stability, the inhabitants of Moresnet once again became the object of everyone’s desire and changed nationality several times without ever moving. They did not cross borders: it was the borders that crossed them.
By taking on this unique story, the Irish company Dead Centre explores the notions of neutrality and the construction of identities, blending this political subject matter with their sharp humour, already evident in their previous shows (Le Silence, Good Sex…)
Today, as borders re-emerge, identities become more rigid and nations turn in on themselves, Dead Centre transforms the stage into what Moresnet once was: a neutral space, permeated by questions. For perhaps theatre – the ultimate territory without defined sovereignty – remains our last utopia…
Calendar
Tarifs
- Plein tarif 31 €
- 65ans+/Carte prof/Groupe10+ 26 €
- -30ans/Pro/Dem.d'emploi 13 €
- Groupe scolaire 8 €
- -15ans 7 €
- Etudiants Conservatoires Art de la parole 5 €
Distributions
With Cathy Min Jung, Lisah Adeaga, Fabio Godinho, Mila Moinzadeh (in progress)
Directed by Dead Centre (Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel)
Text: Free adaptation of Zinc by David Van Reybrouck
Dramaturgy and translation by Simon Vandenbulke
Set design and costume design: Nina Wetzel
Video design Sébastien Dupouey
Sound and music design: Kevin Gleeson
Assistant director: Doris De Vries
Costume assistant: Marie Lovenberg
Set design assistant: Gaëtan Langlois-Meurinne
Stage Manager: Baptiste Wattier
Stage Manager Gilles Maréchal
Lighting design: Virna Eliseo and Olivier Arnoldy
Video Operator: Arnaud Voos
Sound technician: Dorian Cusumano
Lighting operator: Virna Eliseo
Set construction: Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège
Costume design: Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège
Production Théâtre de Liège and DC&J Création
Co-production: Dead Centre, NTGent, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, D’haus Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, ThéâtredelaCité CDN Toulouse Occitanie, Maison de la Culture
