In 700 BC, the Greek poet Hesiodos wrote down a series of suggestions about the art of agriculture for his brother. This letter, titled ‘Works and Days’ (Werken en dagen), became a Farmer’s Almanac in verse form that combines agricultural advice with a guide to life in general.
FC Bergman is adopting Hesiodos’ title for its own reflection on living on (and with) the land. A life lived according to the rhythm of the seasons, the laws of the earth and the customs of the community that cultivates it. A new age, however, with new possibilities and desires, is making its way in this fragile marriage between humans and the earth.
Whereas FC Bergman’s previous production, The Sheep Song (2021) was a paean to the freedom of the individual and the manipulability of life, Werken en dagen is a veritable ode to the unstoppable power of the group and the boundless power of nature. Although in a way it also – and inevitably – becomes an elegy.
direction, scenario, scenography
Stef Aerts
Joé Agemans
Thomas Verstraeten
Marie Vinck
performers
Stef Aerts
Joé Agemans
Maryam Sserwamukoko
Thomas Verstraeten
Marie Vinck
Fumiyo Ikeda
Geert Goossens
Roos Janssens / Susan De Ceuster / Bonnie Elias
musical composition and live performance
Joachim Badenhorst
Sean Carpio
costume design
An D'Huys
light design
Stef Aerts
Joé Agemans
production
Toneelhuis
FC Bergman
coproduction
Piccolo Teatro di Milano - Teatro d'Europa
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg
with the support of
de Tax Shelter maatregel v/d Belgische federale overheid via Gallop Tax Shelter
All data
Thursday 26 September 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Belgian premiere
Saturday 28 September 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Sunday 29 September 2024 — 15h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
With audio description
Tuesday 1 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Wednesday 2 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Thursday 3 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Friday 4 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Saturday 5 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Tuesday 8 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Wednesday 9 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Thursday 10 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Friday 11 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Saturday 12 October 2024 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
Tuesday 15 October 2024 — 20h00 — NTGent/Schouwburg, Gent
Wednesday 16 October 2024 — 20h00 — NTGent/Schouwburg, Gent
Saturday 19 October 2024 — 20h00 — CC De Spil, Roeselare
Tuesday 22 October 2024 — 20h00 — 30CC/Schouwburg, Leuven
Wednesday 23 October 2024 — 20h00 — 30CC/Schouwburg, Leuven
Saturday 26 October 2024 — 19h30 — Grote zaal ITA, Amsterdam
Sunday 27 October 2024 — 15h00 — Grote zaal ITA, Amsterdam
Thursday 31 October 2024 — 20h00 — CC De Werf, Aalst
Tuesday 5 November 2024 — 20h00 — De Grote Post, Oostende
Friday 8 November 2024 — 20h15 — C-mine/Grote zaal, Genk
Thursday 9 January 2025 — 20h15 — Warande/Schouwburg, Turnhout
Friday 24 January 2025 — 20h00 — CC De Factorij, Zaventem
Saturday 25 January 2025 — 20h00 — CC De Factorij, Zaventem
Wednesday 29 January 2025 — 20h00 — Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Thursday 30 January 2025 — 20h00 — Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Friday 14 February 2025 — 20h30 — Teatro Central, Sevilla
Saturday 15 February 2025 — 20h30 — Teatro Central, Sevilla
Wednesday 28 May 2025 — 20h30 — Piccolo Teatro Strehler, Milaan
Thursday 29 May 2025 — 19h30 — Piccolo Teatro Strehler, Milaan
Friday 30 May 2025 — 20h30 — Piccolo Teatro Strehler, Milaan
Tuesday 3 June 2025 — 20h00 — Teatro Stabile / Fonderie Limone, Torino
Wednesday 4 June 2025 — 20h00 — Teatro Stabile / Fonderie Limone, Torino