Theatre

Het land Nod

FC Bergman, Toneelhuis

After their much-discussed, spectacular production Van den vos (About Reynard the Fox), FC Bergman made a location-based production with just the six core members of its company.

"The FC Bergman theatre-makers and actors set themselves the challenge of telling stories without words, and they succeeded masterfully, thanks to ingenious images. The right energy, acrobatics and stillness make for a hilarious and melancholy show. With a mix of poetry, slapstick, cinematic images and their typical anarchistic theatre language, they take the spectators with them in a succession of stories of varying lengths." – Lotte Philipsen in Focus Knack, 5 May 2015

FC Bergman drew inspiration from the majestic Rubens’ Gallery at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp to tell a gripping story about this museum gallery, its works, and above all the people who seek solace and shelter in the museum. 

In Het land Nod the small naked human being seeks the protection of the huge walls of the museum. This produces some fascinating images, which make even a less stratified FC Bergman show an impressive experience.

Evelyne Coussens in De Morgen , 11 May 2015

"In this set, in the bare light of eternity, human figures are too small for the task for which life conceived them. This is particularly well illustrated by Stef Aerts, who plays a museum employee in grey overalls with a degenerating sense of duty. His folding measuring stick proves too short for the measurements of history. His sledgehammer is too heavy, his ladder too unsteady to cope with the walls of his existence. (...) In this atmospheric, scriptless production, FC Bergman measures up to the greats: the mystical naturalism of Romeo Castellucci, the disconsolate absurdism of Christoph Marthaler, and the dancing dynamics of Pina Bausch. And all that gives Het land Nod visual grandeur."

"Like the French film directors in the 1960s, the FC Bergman theatre-makers are triggering a new wave on the theatre scene. Parallels include their youthful enthusiasm and innovative language."

by and with

  • Bart Hollanders
  • Joé Agemans
  • Marie Vinck
  • Stef Aerts
  • Matteo Simoni
  • Thomas Verstraeten

light design

  • FC Bergman
  • Ken Hioco

sound design

  • Diederik De Cock
  • FC Bergman

production

  • Toneelhuis
  • Toneelhuis

with the support of

  • Stad Antwerpen

thanks to

  • AGFA Graphics
  • PRG Belgium
  • Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen

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  1. Thursday 7 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  2. Friday 8 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  3. Saturday 9 May 2015 — 16h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  4. Saturday 9 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  5. Sunday 10 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  6. Wednesday 13 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  7. Thursday 14 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  8. Friday 15 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  9. Saturday 16 May 2015 — 16h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  10. Saturday 16 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  11. Sunday 17 May 2015 — 16h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  12. Sunday 17 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  13. Wednesday 20 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  14. Thursday 21 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  15. Friday 22 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  16. Saturday 23 May 2015 — 22h00 — Parkloods, Park Spoor Noord,, Antwerpen
  17. Saturday 20 June 2015 — C-mine, Genk
  18. Sunday 21 June 2015 — C-mine, Genk
  19. Monday 22 June 2015 — C-mine, Genk
  20. Tuesday 11 August 2015 — Theaterfestival Boulevard, Den Bosch - s Hertogenbosch
  21. Wednesday 12 August 2015 — Theaterfestival Boulevard, Den Bosch - s Hertogenbosch
  22. Thursday 13 August 2015 — Theaterfestival Boulevard, Den Bosch - s Hertogenbosch
  23. Friday 14 August 2015 — Theaterfestival Boulevard, Den Bosch - s Hertogenbosch
  24. Saturday 15 August 2015 — Theaterfestival Boulevard, Den Bosch - s Hertogenbosch
  25. Thursday 27 August 2015 — Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  26. Friday 28 August 2015 — Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  27. Saturday 29 August 2015 — Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  28. Sunday 30 August 2015 — Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  29. Thursday 1 October 2015 — SPOT Groningen, Groningen
  30. Friday 2 October 2015 — SPOT Groningen, Groningen
  31. Saturday 3 October 2015 — SPOT Groningen, Groningen
  32. Sunday 4 October 2015 — SPOT Groningen, Groningen
  33. Thursday 23 June 2016 — 21h30 — Kaaitheater, Halles van Schaerbeek, Brussel
  34. Friday 24 June 2016 — 21h30 — Kaaitheater, Halles van Schaerbeek, Brussel
  35. Saturday 25 June 2016 — 21h30 — Kaaitheater, Halles van Schaerbeek, Brussel
  36. Wednesday 13 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  37. Thursday 14 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  38. Friday 15 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  39. Sunday 17 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  40. Monday 18 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  41. Tuesday 19 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  42. Thursday 21 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  43. Friday 22 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  44. Saturday 23 July 2016 — Parc des Expositions, Avignon
  45. Thursday 18 August 2016 — Zürcher Theaterspektakel, Zurich - Wunseradiel
  46. Friday 19 August 2016 — Zürcher Theaterspektakel, Zurich - Wunseradiel
  47. Saturday 20 August 2016 — Zürcher Theaterspektakel, Zurich - Wunseradiel
  48. Sunday 21 August 2016 — Zürcher Theaterspektakel, Zurich - Wunseradiel
  49. Tuesday 16 May 2017 — La Villette, Paris
  50. Wednesday 17 May 2017 — La Villette, Paris
  51. Thursday 18 May 2017 — La Villette, Paris
  52. Friday 19 May 2017 — La Villette, Paris
  53. Saturday 20 May 2017 — La Villette, Paris
  54. Saturday 5 May 2018 — Teatro Central, Sevilla
  55. Sunday 6 May 2018 — Teatro Central, Sevilla
  56. Tuesday 22 May 2018 — Théâtre de Cornouaille, Quimper
  57. Wednesday 23 May 2018 — Théâtre de Cornouaille, Quimper
  58. Thursday 24 May 2018 — Théâtre de Cornouaille, Quimper
  59. Friday 25 May 2018 — Théâtre de Cornouaille, Quimper
  60. Thursday 25 October 2018 — 20h00 — voormalige Electrabelsite, Schelle
  61. Friday 26 October 2018 — 20h00 — voormalige Electrabelsite, Schelle
  62. Saturday 27 October 2018 — 20h00 — voormalige Electrabelsite, Schelle
  63. Sunday 28 October 2018 — 20h00 — voormalige Electrabelsite, Schelle
  64. Friday 28 June 2019 — 20h00 — Theatre Olympics, Sint-Petersburg
  65. Saturday 29 June 2019 — 20h00 — Theatre Olympics, Sint-Petersburg
  66. Sunday 30 June 2019 — 20h00 — Theatre Olympics, Sint-Petersburg
  67. Friday 5 July 2019 — Inspiration Festival, Moskou
  68. Saturday 6 July 2019 — Inspiration Festival, Moskou
  69. Sunday 7 July 2019 — Inspiration Festival, Moskou
  70. Tuesday 9 July 2019 — Inspiration Festival, Moskou
  71. Wednesday 10 July 2019 — Inspiration Festival, Moskou
  72. Saturday 17 June 2023 — 20h00 — Biennale Theatre Festival, Venetië
  73. Sunday 18 June 2023 — 20h00 — Biennale Theatre Festival, Venetië

News about ‘Het land Nod’

FC Bergman receives prestigious Silver Lion from La Biennale di Venezia Read • 17 June 2023

FC Bergman receives prestigious Silver Lion from La Biennale di Venezia

We are very proud to announce that FC Bergman, which authors productions that represent an original blend of cinema, literature and the visual arts, has been awarded the Silver Lion. The Lions were approved by the Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia and recommended by the Directors of the Theatre Department Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte (ricci/forte). The awards ceremony will take place on June 17th during the 51st International Theatre Festival which will be held from June 15h to July 1st 2023 in Venice.

FC Bergman returns to its roots as a location theatre company Read • 24 June 2022

FC Bergman returns to its roots as a location theatre company

They are surprisingly young to be called 'long-serving’. And yet FC Bergman will be celebrating its tenth anniversary as a resident Toneelhuis company in 2023. The four artists (Stef Aerts, Marie Vinck, Joé Agemans, Thomas Verstraeten) were fledglings when they knocked on the doors of the Bourla Theatre in 2011 to come make the show 300 el x 50 el x 30 el. And yes, they invited themselves.

FC Bergman nominated as Associate Artists EASTAP for 2020 Read • 21 December 2019

FC Bergman nominated as Associate Artists EASTAP for 2020

"The European Association for the Study of Theatre and Performance would like to nominate FC Bergman to be our Associate Artists for 2020. We would be honored if the members of the Company (Stef Aerts, Joé Agemans, Thomas Verstraeten and Marie Vinck) would accept this nomination. Could you please forward  the letter here attached to the members of the Company."

Toneelhuis in augustus Read • 6 July 2015

Toneelhuis in augustus

Toneelhuismakers zijn met hun voorstellingen op reis in Europa, de inkomhal van de Bourla wordt opgefrist en Pierre, het nieuwe café van De Foyer, is open.

Het land Nod: 'een indrukwekkende belevenis' Read • 12 May 2015

Het land Nod: 'een indrukwekkende belevenis'

Op 7 mei ging FC Bergman in Park Spoor Noord in première met Het land Nod. Een voorstelling over de Rubenszaal van het KMSKA, zijn werken, en bovenal de mens die troost en beschutting zoekt in het museum. Nog te zien in Antwerpen tot 23 mei, op tournee tot 4 oktober 2015. 

Op zoek naar intense communicatie met het publiek Watch • 11 May 2015

Op zoek naar intense communicatie met het publiek

Tess Jacobs en Maarten Van den Bussche zijn interviewers van dienst. Ze hebben elk hun eigen redenen om FC Bergman met vragen te bestoken: Tess is vijftien en studente aan de Kunsthumaniora met uitzicht op een acteer-opleiding later. Maarten volgt een masteropleiding Theater- en filmwetenschap aan de Universiteit van Antwerpen en speelt met plezier advocaat van de duivel. Matteo Simoni ligt met griep in bed. Jammer voor Tess. De andere Bergmannen – Stef Aerts, Joé Agemans, Bart Hollanders, Marie Vinck en Thomas Verstraeten – dienen de interviewers van antwoord.

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