2026

Our imagination is infinite. Sometimes it takes us to wonderful places, other times it leads us into a dark spiral. Do we find protection and safety within our own fantasy, or does it draw us deeper into confusion or frightening thoughts?

In Grip, a dancer enters into dialogue with the set. Together they create a landscape in which balance, control, and surrender constantly shift. Through colors, shadows, and movements, the performance shows how powerful our thoughts can be. Sometimes they make us feel stronger, sometimes they make us falter.

Grip is a visual and dance performance for everyone aged 4 and up about the role of our imagination in relation to complex emotions such as fear. A sensory experience where imagination and reality meet.

choreography & dance Carli Gellings scenography & light design Michiel van Cauwelaert scenography assistance Jarne Bossaerts sound design Adriaan De Roover costume design Joëlle Meerbergen dramaturgy Liesbeth De Clercq movement advice & final direction Charlotte Goesaert technical support Jonas Slosse & Alexander Van Damme production management Tine Coumans education Fran van Gysegem with thanks to Bram Vervliet coproduction fABULEUS & Perpodium in collaboration with c o r s o, BUDA, De Veerman, DE MAAN & C-mine with the support of the Flemish Government and the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government photo Fran Van Gysegem