A festive scene of encounter, exchange, and togetherness.
Mariage is a unique celebration of connection through dance and new traditions. During open workshops in public spaces, you are invited to take part in dance, music, and scenography. Guided by Leon, artists and volunteers work together to create a universal and symbolic wedding celebration.
Everyone can contribute by shaping the choreography, designing the scenography, or making costumes themselves.
Mariage invites everyone – from cast members to accidental passersby – to take part in their own way, in a low-threshold and inclusive manner. Soon, the boundary between performers and audience fades, creating a shared experience that is accessible to all.
From parades through the streets to dress-up sessions and shared meals, Mariage is a practice in connection and creating space for unexpected and spontaneous encounters – always organic and authentic.
During Mariage and during the ateliers beforehand Lena Michel invited passers by to transform the space around them. People from the neighborhood would come by and bring their own fabrics to help decorate and think of ways how to create and take charge of the public space.
CREDITS
CHOREOGRAPHY Seppe Baeyens, Fanny Vandesande, Adnane Lamarti, Yacine Sangara, Martha Balthazar, Evy Van Hoydonck, Bianca Kruppa, Kristin Rogghe
CAST Participants Atelier Leon, volunteers, passers by
SCENOGRAPHY Lena Michel van Drie, Isabel Azais
COSTUMES Isabel Azais, Lena Michel van Drie
MUSIC Stef Heeren, Hussein Rassim, Saif Al-Qaissy, Ayman Naama
TECHNICIANS Laurens Ingels, Pepijn Mesure
INTERNS Aude, Brend, Regina, Sofia
COMMUNITY WORKER/ COORDINATOR Sam de Wit
PARTNERS MOLENFEST – Molenbeek for Brussels 2030 & KANAL – Centre Pompidou, Cultureghem, BRONKS, Volt FESTIVAL, RITCS, Windroos, Cardijnschool, Kunsthumaniora Brussel, Residentie Clos St Remi, Maria Boodschap Basisschool, GBS Kameleon, Het Anker, MUS-E, GC De Platoo, GC De Rinck, etc
Lena Michel van Drie 