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Mercury Rising

Jefta van Dinther

this event is part of

December Dance 26

dance

evocative

eye-opener

Fri 04 Dec 2026 -20.00

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MaZ

introduction by Tom De Moor	19.15
start	20.00
expected end time	21.25
vanaf 14 jaar

Standard €18.00

Réduction -26 a. €9.00

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Sign language as the basis for a dance performance

Dancer and choreographer Jefta van Dinther previously graced our main stage in 2023 with an impressive production. Now he returns to Bruges with a dance project in which sign language takes centre stage. Mercury Rising explores the complexity of human communication. The performance incorporates various sign languages and is designed for both deaf and hearing audiences. It is based on the impossibility of fully understanding one another and the urge to connect nevertheless.

credits

Jefta van Dinther: choreography
Rita Mazza, Dawn Jani Birley & Lukas Malkowski: creation & performance
Cristina Nyffeler: costume design & scenography
Jonatan Winbo: lighting design
David Kiers: sound design (including Run for Your Life by Clipping (feat. La Chat), Cangilón by Nicolás Jaar and Momentaries by Bjarni Gunnarsson)
Gonçalo Sena: backdrop design
Gabriel Smeets: dramaturgy
Maja Zimmermann: artistic consultancy
Andrea Parolin & Fabian Bleisch: technical direction
Fabian Bleisch: lighting design
Andrea Parolin: sound

management: Sven Neumann
distribution: ART HAPPENS
production management: Uta Engel & Romy Hansford-Gerber
financial management: Transmissions GmbH (DE) & Interim kultur AB (SE)
production: Jefta van Dinther
co-production: Norrlandsoperan Umeå, Cndc – Angers (Accueil Studio), Dansens Hus Stockholm, Dansnät Sverige, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin & PACT Zollverein Essen
with the support of the Berlin Senate Department for Culture & Social Cohesion & Fonds Darstellende Künste