FOOD
Creation 2023-25
ABOUT
This humorous spectacle isn’t your ordinary feast.
FOOD invites you into an amusing and, at times, bizarre world of consumption. Fueled by our very own appetite for more.
What begins as a simple act of eating gradually transforms into a maniacal, almost mechanical ritual. We watch as the boundaries between desire and necessity blur, giving rise to something grotesque, surprising, and disturbingly hypnotic. Through acrobatics and object manipulation, these witty circus performers create a vivid physical language. One that questions not just their own, but perhaps even our collective consumption habits – habits subtly shaped by desires that may not be entirely our own.
REVIEWS
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"It's quite possible that I've already seen the best show of the season."
Wendy Lubberding
- Theaterkrant
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"FOOD could be summed up very simply as a crescendo of chaos.
Great fun and some ingenious moments."
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"With FOOD, circus theater maker Michael Zandl has created an appealing, clever performance about the temptations of food and overconsumption. It is hilarious how the interior
comes to life and literally bursts at the seams."
★★★★
Annette Embrechts - de Volkskrant
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Every now and then, a performance emerges that makes even the most seasoned circus-enthusiast marvel at the smallest things like a child. ‘FOOD’ by Austrian director Michael Zandl is one such performance.
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With sardonic pleasure, Michael Zandl holds up a mirror to our consumer behavior.
FOOD certainly taps into enough layers to make you pause and reflect.
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Like a walk-in painting, the stage of “Food” is constantly transforming—between a refrigerator, picture frames, and architectural magic, a poetic world emerges, filled with wonder and desire.
© Jona Harnischmacher + Cosmin Cirstea
TOUR DATES
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20.09.2026
TBA, Tilburg (NL)
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26.09.2026
TBA, Torino (IT)
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5.11.2026
Podium Hoge Woerd, Utrecht (NL)
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6.11.2026
Schouwburg de Lawei, Drachten (NL)
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13.11.2026
Bronks, Brussels (BE)
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14.11.2026
De Warande, Turnhout (BE)
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03.12.2026
CC Zwaneberg, Heist op den Berg (BE)
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11.12.2026
Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch (NL)
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13.01.2027
London International Mime (GB)
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14.01.2027
London International Mime (GB)
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15.01.2027
London International Mime (GB)
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16.01.2027
London International Mime (GB)
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17.01.2027
London International Mime (GB)
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14.02.2027
Icoon Theater, Amersfoort (NL)
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18.02.2027
Dommelhof, Neerpelt (BE)
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24.02.2027
CC Sint-Niklaas (BE)
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27.02.2027
CC Hasselt (BE)
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more dates will be announced soon
Past dates:
27.-29.05.2026 Festival Perspectives - Sarreguemines (FR)
23.+24.05.2026 Zirkushalle Dornbirn (AUT)
15.05.2026 Schuur - Haarlem (NL)
08.05.2026 Deventer Schouwburg - Deventer (NL)
01.05.2026 Circusstad Festival - Rotterdam (NL)
17.-18.04.2026 MAD Festival Antwerp (BE)
01.04.2026 CC De Schakel - Waregem (BE)
28.-29.03.2026 Festival UP! - Brussels (BE)
17.-22.12.2025 Winterfest - Salzburg (AUT)
14.12.2025 CirkLabo 30CC - Leuven (BE)
07.-08.11.2025 On the Edge - Vienna (AUT)
31.10.2025 Cool Kunst & Cultuur - Heerhugewaard (NL)
23.10.2025 SPOT - Groningen (NL)
14.10.2025 De Maagd, Bergen op Zoom (NL)
11.10.2025 Perplx, Kortrijk (BE)
26.-27.09.2025 Cirque Mania - Korzo, Den Haag (NL)
concept/director: Michael Zandl
artists/co-authors: Fidel Rott, Hedvig Brodén, Jakob Vöckler & Karin Brodén
artistic advice: Dennis Molendijk
outside eye: Sara Sguotti, Ariane Oechsner, Arne Mannott
music & sound design: Victor Maillard
light design: Lisette van der Linden
stage design and effects: Michael Zandl
costumes: Germain Charlat
production: Mirjam Zwanenburg (Korzo)
producer: Korzo
diffusion: Aurora Nova
funded by: Federal Ministry Republic of Austria, Ministry of OC&W NL, City Den Haag
co-producers: Perplx, Winterfest Salzburg, Circuswerkplaats Dommelhof & CirkLabo
residencies: Dynamo Workspace, De Warande, Dommelhof, Latitude50, Tent Amsterdam & Red Sapata
DIFFUSION
Aurora Nova (International)
Tsai-Ying Lin (she/her)
+33 6 51 21 91 56
+49 30 2844 577 28
[email protected]
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Temal Productions (France, Luxembourg, Switzerland)
Emmanuelle Duhot
+33 668 015934
[email protected]
