Cultural wellness on the Festival of Emotions 2010

Nothing is as exhausting as self evidence.
Self evidence in relationships, at work, in society, in culture.

My body is a cathedral, also of self evidence. I take for granted that I get up in the morning and go to sleep at night. And in between I get a lot of sensory and intellectual stimuli.

The Festival of Emotions combines these stimuli into a sensation of unknown cultural wellness and breaks through the boundaries of self evidence.

When I watch an intense circus performance, I look with amazement at what a circus trained body can achieve. I take my own body less for granted, and I see now it is a garden shed rather than a cathedral. And, as so often before, I decide to start working at my physical condition.

The first muscles I will train at the Festival of Emotions are my facial muscles.
Amazement and frowning will put about 40 muscles to work. Laughing will involve15 of them and also my diaphragm. This is how I will massage my organs. Laughing activates endorphins which are natural, stress suppressing drugs. Laughing together is a social cornstarch.

Humorologie, the body of the Festival of Emotions, turned 25, pimples of youth have disappeared, and the future holds a promise of many new artists. Time and again, new artists rise up who want to captivate and astonish the audience.

The young French company BAM surprises us with top class circus, they are a true discovery. Yllana (Sp) brought us 666, a performance with black visual humour, some years ago, it was a historic momentum in Humorologie’s course of life. They are now back for an exceptional “encore”. The Belgian Feria Musica perform their new circus act. Pascale Platel tells us about her muse. And the audience enjoys.

Furthermore there are Cy Sweatshop (B), Manou Kersting (B), Cie Escarlatta (Sp), Lies Lefever en David Galle, Les Cousins (F), Cie Sacekripa (F), Cie Fhlip Fhlop (GB), Han Coucke (B), Ziczazou (F), Chapeau Magique (F), Stijle Want (Ndl), Thijs Van Domburg (Nl), Wilko Terwijn (Nl), Marieke Visser (Nl), No mad land (B), Cie les Malins (B)

The entire program with timetable is available here.

The Festival of Emotions is a distinct family event, where young and old are served with a couple of free performances.

Practicalities

Friday June 25 2010 from 8.30 pm
Saturday June 26 2010 from 3.00 pm
Sunday June 27 2010 from 12.00 pm

The performances take place on the festival ground, Hellestraat 6, 8510 Kortrijk-Marke, in the City theatre “Shouwburg” in Kortrijk, and in the cultural center CC Guldenberg in Wevelgem.
Free busses will take you from the festival ground to the shows in Kortrijk and Wevelgem and back.

Tickets for the Festival of Emotions – Humorology 2010

• Online via the website www.humorologie.be
• By phone on 0032 56 23 98 55
• At the ticket window of “Uit in Kortrijk”, Schouwburgplein 14, 8500 Kortrijk. “Uit in Kortrijk” is open on weekdays from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 1.30 PM till 6.00 pm.

Specially for those under 26

People under the age 26 can become Humorologie ambassador and come to the festival FOR FREE. For every four day or weekend tickets you sell for us, you get an additional ticket for yourself. This needs to be mentioned at the moment of reservation, by phone on 0032 56 23 98 55 at “Uit in Kortrijk”.

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