In 700 BC, the Greek poet Hesiodos wrote down a series of suggestions about the art of agriculture for his brother. This letter, titled ‘Works and Days’ (Werken en dagen), became a Farmer’s Almanac in verse form that combines agricultural advice with a guide to life in general.
FC Bergman is adopting Hesiodos’ title for its own reflection on living on (and with) the land. A life lived according to the rhythm of the seasons, the laws of the earth and the customs of the community that cultivates it. A new age, however, with new possibilities and desires, is making its way in this fragile marriage between humans and the earth.
Whereas FC Bergman’s previous production, The Sheep Song (2021) was a paean to the freedom of the individual and the manipulability of life, Werken en dagen is a veritable ode to the unstoppable power of the group and the boundless power of nature. Although in a way it also – and inevitably – becomes an elegy.
Whereas FC Bergman’s previous production, The Sheep Song (2021) was a paean to the freedom of the individual and the manipulability of life, Werken en dagen is a veritable ode to the unstoppable power of the group and the boundless power of nature. Although in a way it also – and inevitably – becomes an elegy.
direction, scenario, scenography
- Stef Aerts
- Joé Agemans
- Thomas Verstraeten
- Marie Vinck
performers
- Stef Aerts
- Joé Agemans
- Maryam Sserwamukoko
- Thomas Verstraeten
- Marie Vinck
- Fumiyo Ikeda
- Geert Goossens
- Roos Janssens / Susan De Ceuster / Bonnie Elias
musical composition and live performance
- Joachim Badenhorst
- Sean Carpio
costume design
- An D'Huys
light design
- Stef Aerts
- Joé Agemans
production
- Toneelhuis
- FC Bergman
coproduction
- Piccolo Teatro di Milano - Teatro d'Europa
- Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
with the support of
- de Tax Shelter maatregel v/d Belgische federale overheid via Gallop Tax Shelter
