You are invited to a summit.
You are invited to a play called SUMMIT.
You know, of course, that these are not the same thing.
You are well aware of the boundaries between reality and fiction.
You enjoy seeing reality in a way that you have not seen it before.
That is why you choose theatre.
However, we cannot promise you that you will always see fiction.
Meeting or meta-theatre? SUMMIT explores the boundaries between fact and fiction, belief and doubt, beauty and horror. What happens when words appear to be true, when they are not quite so? When you really want to believe something, even though you know better?
With SUMMIT, Ontroerend Goed examines the power of our imagination. A performance that doesn’t ask us to choose what is real, but rather invites us to dare to believe what we can imagine.
‘There’s a great power in the inability of theatre to create a complete illusion’
- Tony Kushner
Fri 8 January, 2027
Leuven, BE
Fri 29 January, 2027
Bruxelles, BE
Thu 18 February, 2027
Dendermonde, BE
Sat 6 March, 2027
Sint-Niklaas, BE
Wed 10 March, 2027
Roeselare, BE
Thu 11 March, 2027
Turnhout, BE
Sat 13 March, 2027
Antwerpen, BE
Fri 19 March, 2027
Genk, BE
Tue 23 March, 2027
Kortrijk, BE
Wed 7 April, 2027
Gent, BE
Thu 8 April, 2027
Gent, BE
Wed 19 May, 2027
Schaffhausen, CH
Past events
All playdates'SUMMIT reveals the essence of theatre and how powerful theatre can be in its simplicity.'
‘a witty piece of metatheatre whose main political intervention is to prompt individual contemplation of issues concerning imagination, agency, resistance, belief, responsibility.’
‘SUMMIT emphasizes the power of imagination and thus the power of theatre itself. It is no coincidence that in authoritarian regimes the arts are often targeted.’
directed by Alexander Devriendt
by & with Mourad Baaiz, Karolien De Bleser, Leonore Spee, Charlotte De Bruyne, Aaron J. Gordon, Aurélie Lannoy, Solal Forte, Hervé Guerrisi, e.a.
assistant to the director Remi Cosijn, Zackarias Bergsteinsson (intern), Ioana Pitic (intern)
dramaturgy Britt Bakker, Samir Veen & Miguel Melgares
scenography ONBETAALBAAR
graphic design Emma Raymaekers, Nick Mattan
lighting design Dennis Diels
music Joris Blanckaert
costumes Charlotte Goethals
photography Michiel Devijver, Wout Vloeberghs (poster)
technical Nick De Keyser, Frederik Vanslembrouck, Diederik De Cock, Ine Van Bortel, Lucas Van de Voorde
production manager Marieke Cardinaels & Hannes Pieters
technical production manager Jan Mergaert
production Ontroerend Goed & NTGent
coproduction Stadttheater Schaffhausen (CH)
with the support of The Flemish Government & the city of Ghent
thanks to Peter Aers, Joeri Smet, Decoratelier NTGent, De Derde Kamer van Toneelacademie Maastricht, Leietheater Deinze
