Tagfish

Bart Baele & Yves Degryse, 2010

A story about waiting. Seven characters at a table, discussing new uses to the wasteland in their area. A conference that never took place in real life.

Zollverein, ‘die schönste Zeche der Welt’, the most beautiful coal mine in the world. An abandoned UNESCO world heritage site in Germany, where plans are being made to build a luxury hotel and a high school. Sheik Hani Yamani makes himself known as interested to invest in the project. Years go by. While the sheik is waiting for clear guidelines and permissions, the Germans negotiators are waiting for a signature of the investor.

BERLIN projects the six people involved at a table, people that never met in real life, a composed encounter. A seventh chair is empty. While they are waiting for the sheik to come, a discussion about possibilities for the future development of the site, takes place.

tour dates

19.12.15
theater rotterdam Rotterdam NL
18.12.15
theater rotterdam Rotterdam NL
07.11.15
natlab Eindhoven NL
06.11.15
natlab Eindhoven NL
30.10.15
corrosia Almere NL
17.10.15
theater kikker Utrecht NL
16.10.15
theater kikker Utrecht NL
09.10.15
verkadefabriek Den Bosch NL
26.09.15
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
25.09.15
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
24.09.15
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
23.09.15
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
22.09.15
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
19.03.14
stuk Leuven BE
20.06.13
19.06.13
21.02.13
théâtre de saint-nazaire Saint-Nazaire FR
20.02.13
théâtre de saint-nazaire Saint-Nazaire FR
19.02.13
théâtre de saint-nazaire Saint-Nazaire FR
13.04.12
12.04.12
11.04.12
10.03.12
09.03.12
25.02.12
de werf Bruges BE
28.01.12
points communs Cergy-Pontoise FR
27.01.12
points communs Cergy-Pontoise FR
15.01.12
théâtre l'aire libre Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande FR
14.01.12
théâtre l'aire libre Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande FR
12.01.12
11.01.12
20.11.11
19.11.11
23.10.11
22.10.11
21.10.11
20.10.11
19.10.11
18.10.11
16.10.11
15.10.11
14.10.11
13.10.11
vooruit Gent BE
12.10.11
vooruit Gent BE
20.08.11
kampnagel Hamburg DE
19.08.11
kampnagel Hamburg DE
18.08.11
kampnagel Hamburg DE
13.06.11
locatie onbekend Wenen ATwiener festwochen
AT première
27.05.11
corrosia Almere NL
26.05.11
corrosia Almere NL
15.05.11
14.05.11
16.04.11
15.04.11
14.04.11
30.03.11
29.03.11
12.02.11
11.02.11
10.02.11
20.01.11
19.01.11
10.12.10
stadsschouwburg Mechelen BE
09.12.10
stadsschouwburg Mechelen BE
27.11.10
kaaitheater Brussels BE
18.11.10
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
17.11.10
de brakke grond Amsterdam NL
NL première
06.11.10
pact zollverein Essen DE
05.11.10
pact zollverein Essen DE
27.10.10
de warande Turnhout BE
11.10.10
la ferme du buisson Marne-la-Vallée FR
10.10.10
la ferme du buisson Marne-la-Vallée FR
09.10.10
la ferme du buisson Marne-la-Vallée FR
08.10.10
la ferme du buisson Marne-la-Vallée FR
FR première
06.10.10
stuk Leuven BE
05.10.10
stuk Leuven BE
BE première
04.07.10
03.07.10
02.07.10
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Credits

concept

Bart Baele, Yves Degryse

soundtrack and mixing

Peter Van Laerhoven

with

Hans-Jürgen Best, Christoph Finger, Rolf Heyer, Wolfgang Kintscher, Kaspar Kraemer, Thomas Rempen, het Consolidation koor, Kostas Mitsalis

sound recordings

Tom De With, Maarten Moesen, Dimitry De Cock, Bas de Caluwé

interviews

Yves Degryse

photography

Bart Baele

production management

Natalie Schrauwen

video editing

Bart Baele, Geert De Vleesschauwer

scenography and technical direction

Linde Raedschelders

research

BERLIN

video system and chairs

Manu Siebens, Fisheye

costumes

Kristin Van der Weken, Kim Troubleyn

assistance post-production

Frank Lanssens

sketches hotel

Kim Troubleyn

technical support

Lilith Tremmery, Jeroen Wuyts

assistance development chairs

Herman Venderickx, Dajo Peeters, Joris Festjens

logging

Annika Serong, Anne Habermann, Peter Hassaers

construction set

workshops of Schauspielhaus Essen, Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, Babs Boey, Anne Heyman

subtitles

Sabrina Apitz

internship production

Kate Olsen

business management

Kurt Lannoye

catering

Kim Troubleyn

production

BERLIN

oncoproductie

Theater der Welt (Mülheim, DE), STUK (Leuven, BE), Festival TEMPS D'IMAGES 2010 / La Ferme du Buisson (Scène Nationale de Marne-la-Vallée, FR), Wiener Festwochen (Vienna, AT)

with the support of

the Flemish Government