Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais. On the face of it, these two historical figures from the fifteenth century are each other’s opposite. Joan, a simple peasant girl, claims to have been instructed by God to free France from English occupation. After a number of spectacular victories, “the Maid of Orléans” was taken prisoner and burned at the stake. Gilles de Rais, one of France’s richest noblemen, fought against the English at Joan’s side. After her death, he succumbed to magic and sexual excesses. He was sentenced to death for sorcery, sodomy and the murder of dozens of young boys. Joan and Gilles: the Maid and the Devil!
Tom Lanoye wrote the script specially for the Avignon Festival at Guy Cassiers’ request. Dominique Pauwels composed the music, which has been sung by the Collegium Vocale Ghent. Tim Van Steenbergen designed the costumes.
The play stars: Katelijne Damen, Stefaan Degand, Abke Haring, Han Kerckhoffs, Johan Leysen, Johan Van Assche and Jos Verbist.
director
- Guy Cassiers
dramaturgy
- Erwin Jans
text
- Tom Lanoye
performance
- Johan Leysen
- Abke Haring
- Jos Verbist
- Stefaan Degand
- Katelijne Damen
- Han Kerckhoffs
- Johan Van Assche
design
- Enrico Bagnoli
- Ief Spincemaille
- Guy Cassiers
light design
- Enrico Bagnoli
video design
- Ief Spincemaille
sound design
- Diederik De Cock
musical adaptation
- Dominique Pauwels
vocals
- Collegium vocale Gent
costume design
- Tim Van Steenbergen
assistance costume design
- Mieke Van Buggenhout
production
- Toneelhuis
- Toneelhuis
- Toneelhuis
- Guy Cassiers
- Guy Cassiers
coproduction
- De Tijd
- Festival d'Avignon
- Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
- DE SINGEL
- Collegium vocale Gent
