Brief synopsis
She is all alone in a room.
She is alone in a room… She is eating sweets… And she is looking. At herself. At how he used to paint her. Her first husband and the love of her life: Peter Paul Rubens. A painting intended for her eyes only, because the outside world would never understand. The outside world would merely glance at it and jump to conclusions. But nobody would look any closer. Nobody would really see the painting. Nobody would see the story behind it and feel the love.
She is alone in a room: Helene Fourment. She eats sweets. She talks. And she looks. And we listen. And look with her. At her life. At her love. All captured by the world-famous artist in world-famous paintings.
Creatives
| Direction: | Martin Michel |
| Co-direction: | Joep Onderdelinden |
| Script and lyrics: | Allard Blom |
| Music: | Sam Verhoeven |
| Orchestral direction and arrangements: | Pol Vanfleteren |
| Stage and costume design: | Arno Bremers |
| Video and lighting design: | Luc Peumans |
| Sound design: | Philippe Peirsman |
Productions
“De Muze van Rubens” premièred in February 2016 and had a short, four-week run in Antwerp. Anne Mie Gils and Brent Pannier played the leading roles. They were accompanied by a four-piece live orchestra, and unique video mapping was used for the performance.
