Naomi Velissariou - Atropa

Hi !
Want to attend this event? Use this code to get your ticket through the site of the organising party.
Hi !
As a member you have to make a reservation so you are sure you can enter. Not coming after all? Be nice & don't forget to cancel your reservation, you could be freeing up a spot for another member!

We noticed that you have not filled in your last name yet. In order to get access to events, you need to fill in both your first and last name.

reserve your spot
error message
success message
cancel reservation
error message
success message
join waitinglist
error message
success message
cancel waitinglist
error message
success message
remove
Hi !
The reservations for this event are closed
Hi Guest!
Want to go for free? Start your membership today and make a reservation immediately.
join different class
Already a member? Login

An intersectional* tragedy set to techno and trap. In 'Atropa', the taboos of a generation marked by its hunger for emancipation are aired in a language they understand best: one of pumping beats and razorsharp poetry.

Atropa. De wraak van de vrede (Atropa, The Revenge of Peace)  was written by Tom Lanoye in 2008 and premiered at Avignon festival that year, directed by Guy Cassiers. In 2012, Lanoye won the prize for theatre texts because he “searches for the roots of the evil called war and violence” in Atropa, “analysing the play of power”, according to the Royal Academy for Dutch Language and Literature. In Velissariou’s version, Atropa  is the tragedy it was intended to be: a celebration of language set to music, in honour of contemporary gods. 

Atropa sings the taboos of a generation characterised by its desire for emancipation, in one of the languages it understands best: pumping beats and razor-sharp poetry. Atropa is a bacchanal of language in which the struggle for power makes way for a celebration of vulnerability. Greek women meet Trojan women who choose death after the siege of their city rather than a life of repression. It is up to the only man at the end of the war to defend the survivors’ values convincingly...

Coming to visit?

make a reservation

You can make a reservation up until you're at the front door. Just make sure it hasn't sold out.

you're on the list

You're on the Different Class list. Not coming? Be nice and cancel your reservation.

check in like a vip

Show your active profile and get free access or discounted access. You didn't bring your smartphone? Show your ID.

UNEXPECTED FINDS. NEW FAVOURITES. SURPRISING ENCOUNTERS.

The perks of being a Different
Class member

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat.

over 15 events a month

Reserve your free spot for concerts, parties, performances, films and exhibitions at more than 50 venues in Belgium

carefully curated

New events and fresh content selected and prepared for you every day

bi-monthly magazine

Get to know some of the most exciting talents through our publications

a dedicated community

Fuel yourself with like-minded people and allow us to invest back into boundary-pushing artists

discounts & more

Receive discounts in our online shop and other great stores in Brussels, Ghent and Antwerp