de noces/svadebka/the wedding

An unforgettable Russian wedding

A berry rolled to a berry,
A berry bowed to a berry.
A berry is red.
The strawberry is ripe, ripe.
A berry bowed to a berry,
A berry said a word to a berry,
A berry grew not far from another berry,
One berry is Khvetis, sir,
And the other berry is Nastasyushka, dear.

 

Fragment of the Les Noces texte

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concept & directionJudith Vindevogel
productionWALPURGIS
coproductionde Roovers i.c.w. Het SPECTRA Ensemble created in 2005 with the support of de Zomer van Antwerpen, In Situ and Europe Culture 2000
with the support ofThe province of Antwerp
executive producer & distributionWALPURGIS
musicIgor Stravinsky
textadaptation Svadba (Checkhov): De Roovers translation & adaptation Svadebka (several fragments from folkloric Russian marriage rituals): Judith Vindevogel in collaboration with Ioulia Timofeeva & Genadijus Bergorulko
musical directionFilip Rathé
scenographyStef Depover, with assistance of Bert Vermeulen
photographerStef Stessel
culinary creationPeter De Bie
cookVincent Goedemé
costumesIlse Vandenbussche, with the assistance of Claudine Grinwis Plaat Stultjes
software image processingGuy Van den Bril
actorsBert André, Warre Borgmans, Robby Cleiren, Sara de Bosschere, Leen Diependale, Bert Haelvoet, Frederik Huys, Luc Nuyens, Thomas Ryckewaert, Floris Schillebeeckx, Eva Schram, Sofie Sente, Charlotte Vandermeersch
soprano'sSylvie Merck, Ana Naqé, Thaïs Scholiers, Françoise Vanhecke, Tineke Van Ingelgem, Bianca Van Puyvelde, Petra Van Tendeloo
mezzo soprano'sAnnique Burms, Eurudike De Beul, Helena De Beul, Madiha Figuigui, Jeannine Hirzel, Marieke Koster
tenorsNicolas Bauchau, Joris Bosman, Lorenzo Carola, Artem Korotkov, Dick Vandaele, Steven Van Gils
basses/baritonesConor Biggs, Genadijus Bergorulko, Mikhail Lukonin, Thomas Vanlede, Wilfried Van den Brande, Charles Van Tassel
pianistsJohan Bossers, Fabian Coomans, Frederik Croene, Thomas Dieltjens, Leonard Duna, Alain Franco, Adriaan Jacobs, Nikolaas Kende, Christel Kessels, Elisa Medinilla, Bart Meynckens, Yutaka Oya, Ludovic Van Hellemont, Luc Van Loo
percussionistsMarcel Andriessen, Ruben Cooman, Bjorn Denys, Gert Dhaese, Dimitri Dumon, Wouter De Winne, Wim Konink, Gaetan Lamela, Hannes Nieuwlaet, Tom Pipeleers, Christiaan Saris, Stijn Schoofs, Frank Van Eycken
workshop supervisorsInaki Azpillaga, Dirk Opstaele, Christel Kessels, Angélique Wilkie, Phil Kaiser, Béatrice Godenir

concept & direction

Judith Vindevogel

production

WALPURGIS

coproduction

de Roovers i.c.w. Het SPECTRA Ensemble created in 2005 with the support of de Zomer van Antwerpen, In Situ and Europe Culture 2000

with the support of

The province of Antwerp

executive producer & distribution

WALPURGIS

music

Igor Stravinsky

text

adaptation Svadba (Checkhov): De Roovers translation & adaptation Svadebka (several fragments from folkloric Russian marriage rituals): Judith Vindevogel in collaboration with Ioulia Timofeeva & Genadijus Bergorulko

musical direction

Filip Rathé

scenography

Stef Depover, with assistance of Bert Vermeulen

photographer

Stef Stessel

culinary creation

Peter De Bie

cook

Vincent Goedemé

costumes

Ilse Vandenbussche, with the assistance of Claudine Grinwis Plaat Stultjes

software image processing

Guy Van den Bril

actors

Bert André, Warre Borgmans, Robby Cleiren, Sara de Bosschere, Leen Diependale, Bert Haelvoet, Frederik Huys, Luc Nuyens, Thomas Ryckewaert, Floris Schillebeeckx, Eva Schram, Sofie Sente, Charlotte Vandermeersch

soprano's

Sylvie Merck, Ana Naqé, Thaïs Scholiers, Françoise Vanhecke, Tineke Van Ingelgem, Bianca Van Puyvelde, Petra Van Tendeloo

mezzo soprano's

Annique Burms, Eurudike De Beul, Helena De Beul, Madiha Figuigui, Jeannine Hirzel, Marieke Koster

tenors

Nicolas Bauchau, Joris Bosman, Lorenzo Carola, Artem Korotkov, Dick Vandaele, Steven Van Gils

basses/baritones

Conor Biggs, Genadijus Bergorulko, Mikhail Lukonin, Thomas Vanlede, Wilfried Van den Brande, Charles Van Tassel

pianists

Johan Bossers, Fabian Coomans, Frederik Croene, Thomas Dieltjens, Leonard Duna, Alain Franco, Adriaan Jacobs, Nikolaas Kende, Christel Kessels, Elisa Medinilla, Bart Meynckens, Yutaka Oya, Ludovic Van Hellemont, Luc Van Loo

percussionists

Marcel Andriessen, Ruben Cooman, Bjorn Denys, Gert Dhaese, Dimitri Dumon, Wouter De Winne, Wim Konink, Gaetan Lamela, Hannes Nieuwlaet, Tom Pipeleers, Christiaan Saris, Stijn Schoofs, Frank Van Eycken

workshop supervisors

Inaki Azpillaga, Dirk Opstaele, Christel Kessels, Angélique Wilkie, Phil Kaiser, Béatrice Godenir