First is a col­lab­o­ra­tion between Geert Belpaeme and pianist/​composer Heleen Van Haegenborgh. They were inspired by Tik Tak, Barnett Newman and String Theory to reflect on the lin­ear­i­ty of our consciousness.

First starts from the idea that we, humans, are the cre­ators of the real­i­ty in which we live through lan­guage itself. First is a pam­phlet: an ode to begin­nings; a pre­lude danced by the first man, for the last man.

First received the Roel Verniers Prize in 2016 and played at the Antwerp Theater Festival in 2018.

Geert Belpaeme https://​www​.geert​bel​paeme​.com

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Credits

• Scenography
  Ezra Veldhuis
• Directed by
  Geert Belpaeme
• Music
  Heleen Van Haegenborgh
• Performers
  Geert Belpaeme and Heleen Van Haegenborgh
• Produced by
  l’hommmm
• Première
  December 17, 2017