When death arrives, it is absurd, often trivial and sometimes comical. Cold Blood tells the stories of seven unexpected deaths, and the final vision that appears to each of the protagonists as they breathe their last breath – a bit of happiness buried deep within their memories.

The Belgian choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey and film director Jaco Van Dormael together with Kiss&Cry Collective bring this “experimental film on a kitchen table” to the stage through a mix of dance, film and dark humor. In this Lilliputian décor, hands intertwine then relax, touch each other and leave the scene, then come back before disappearing for good. The stage becomes a film set, with the miniature dance projected onto a large screen amid breathtaking lights and music.

A show by Michèle Anne De Mey, Jaco Van Dormael and Kiss&Cry Collective

Text / Thomas Gunzig

In Collective Creation / Gregory Grosjean, Thomas Gunzig, Julien Lambert, Sylvie Olive, Nicolas Olivier with the participation of Thomas Beni, Gladys Brookfield-Hampson, Boris Cekevda, Gabriella Iacono, Aurelie Leporcq, Bruno Olivier, Stefano Serra

Scenario / Thomas Gunzig, Jaco Van Dormael, Michèle Anne De Mey

Cinematography / Jaco Van Dormael, Julien Lambert

Choreography / Michèle Anne De Mey

Stage Design / Sylvie Olive assisted by Francois Roux, Juliette Fassin, Theodore Brisset, Brigitte Baudet, Daniella Zorrozua

Set Construction / Jean-Francois Pierlot (Feu, metal), Walter Gonzales (Triline)

Lighting Design / Nicolas Olivier, Bruno Olivier

Sound Design / Boris Cekevda

Photography / Julien Lambert

Dancers / Michèle Anne De Mey, Nora Alberdi, Denis Robert

Camera / Juliette van Dormael, assisted by Charlotte Marchal

Stage Managers and Performers / Harry Cleven, Ivan Fox, Hatuey Suarez-Piedra

Narrator / MO Tzu-yi (Mandarin), Toby Regbo (English)

Technical Director / Benjamin Dandoy

Lighting Director / Yann Hoogstoel

Sound Director / Benjamin Dandoy

Producer / Astragales asbl Hélène Dubois

Public Relations / Marie Tirtiaux

Agent and Tour Manager / Menno Plukker

With the support of Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles Belgium.

Co-Presenter / National Taichung Theater, National Kaochuing Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)