In the new piece ‘every now and then’ Mette Edvardsen and Philippe Beloul invite the audience to read a book as a performance. The idea is to create a space and a time inside a book, like a piece in a theatre. For the whole duration of the piece the audience can read through the pages and the spaces of the book at the same time as they follow what is taking place on stage. The book is direct, tactile and persistent, giving the audience another access to the piece. The reader of a book can decide for him/ herself the reading direction, the tempo and the space. With the book, ‘every now and then’ is a piece to delve into, proposing an individual reading combined with a collective experience. How does the experience of reading a book merge with the experience of watching a performance, how does the book read after the performance is over?

concept: Mette Edvardsen
created and performed by: Philippe Beloul and Mette Edvardsen
lights: Jan Van Gijsel
sound: Charo Calvo
graphic design: Michael Bussaer
photos: Julien Lanoo
production: Helga Duchamps/ duchamps vzw and
Mette Edvardsen/ Athome
co-produced by: Stuk/ Leuven, Workspace/ Brussels
in collaboration with: Kaaitheater/ Brussels, Vooruit/ Gent, Netwerk/ Aalst, Les Brigittines/ Brussels, De Pianofabriek/ Brussels
supported by Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Norsk Kulturråd, Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere

PERFORMANCES:
F.I.S.Co. 11 - Xing/ Bologna 14 April 2011
Fricties/ CC Hasselt 27 November 2010
Radart, Rådstua Teaterhus/ Tromsø 20 November 2010
Weld/ Stockholm 15 + 16 September 2010
Far Festival/ Nyon 13 + 14 August 2010
Vooruit/ Gent 20 + 21 April 2010
Marstrand vol.II, Black Box Teater/ Oslo 19 + 20 March 2010
Netwerk/ Aalst 18 December 2009
Kaaitheaterstudio’s/ Brussels 4 + 5 December 2009
PLAYGROUND Stuk/ Leuven - premiere 6 + 7 November 2009
Weld/ Stockholm 11 March 2009 presentation
'Korte Metten', Vooruit/ Gent 11 February 2009 presentation