Blending psychiatry, neurodiversity, and theatrical illusion, Confabulations asks which realities we share, how they are constructed, and how they might be reimagined.
In search of the ultimate proof that reality is just an illusion, Diederik Peeters dives deep into the archives of psychiatry and neurology. In a strange visual universe where the theatre itself seems to come alive, Peeters leads us along the thin line between reason and delirium, reality and imagination, illusion and perception. What reality do we truly share — and who decides what realities are “pathological”? Confabulations invites us to refresh our ideas of mental health and unsettles the very notion of a fixed, objective reality.
On stage with Peeters: Marcos Simões, Grégoire Blanc, and Ode Windels. Christoph Hefti and Sofie Durnez designed colorful fabrics, Alice Spenle conjures sonic ghosts, and Henri-Emmanuel Doublier brings them into light.
Leading up to this performance, Diederik and his collaborators created several other pieces in different mediums and formats, but always revolving around the same content. You can find an overview here.
A project by Diederik Peeters
In close collaboration with Alice Spenle (sound design) ⎮ Anna Czapski & Emmanuelle Nizou (dramaturgy) ⎮ Basile Lemasson, Elie Agniel & Emilie Legrand (administration) ⎮ Christoph Hefti (textile design)⎮ Sofie Durnez (textile design & costumes) ⎮ Grégoire Blanc (performance & music composition) ⎮ Henri-Emmanuel Doublier (light and set design) ⎮ Jérôme Dupraz (technical inventions) ⎮ Lieven Dousselaere (music composition) ⎮ Marcos Simões (performance) ⎮ Marion Le Guerroué (artistic collaboration & production management) ⎮ Ode Windels (production management & performance) ⎮ Ulysse Potet (artistic assistance & photography)
Coproduction BUDA, Kortrijk (BE) ⎮ C-TAKT, Pelt (BE) ⎮ Festival NEXT (FR/BE) ⎮ Le Quartz – Scène nationale de Brest (FR) ⎮ Perpodium (Met de steun van de taxshelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Cronos Invest) ⎮ Playground (STUK & M, Leuven, BE) ⎮ Residenz Schauspiel, Leipzig (DE) ⎮ 3 bis f, Centre d'arts contemporains d'intérêt national, Aix-en-Provence (FR)
Created with the support of
Kaaitheater, Brussel (BE) ⎮ Kunstencentrum nona, Mechelen (BE) ⎮ Les Laboratoires d’Aubervilliers (FR) ⎮ La Chartreuse, Villeneuve-lez-Avignon (FR)
