Main AuditoriumLille Opera
The Hunger
26.27 SEASON / Constanza Macras / Dorky Park
Saturday, 30 January 2027 - 18:00
Main AuditoriumLille Opera
What if our hunger, even in the face of abundance, turned into a greed that absorbed everything in its path? In 1515, European colonisers arrived in the Río de la Plata region in South America. As soon as the crew set foot ashore, they were massacred by the natives. A single cabin boy escaped their wrath: they took him in and returned him to the Spanish ten years later. Inspired by this historical anecdote, Argentine novelist Juan José Saer wrote The Witness, which tells the tale of a sailor who lives alongside a tribe of cannibals who upend his world-view. Working from the novel, Constanza Macras explores the phenomenon of superabundance.
The choreographer from Buenos Aires has created an on-stage whirlwind where dance, theatre, music and video are interwoven to probe the insatiable egos of a capitalist society that believes any empty space must be filled. Cannibalistic imagery finds an echo in new types of greed like frenzied consumerism and the glut of content on social media. The performers on stage alternate between tribal and contemporary interpretations with an exuberant energy that reflects our voracious present, which nothing can stop — not even its own devouring.
In German and English with French and English surtitles
Running time: approx. 2 hr. (no interval)
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