Assembly Hall
Assembly Hall
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Assembly Hall is the latest production by the Canadian company Kidd Pivot, founded by choreographer Crystal Pite. This performance celebrates its Dutch premiere at ITA this April and marks the third collaboration between Crystal Pite and theater maker Jonathon Young. Previously, ITA presented Betroffenheit (Julidans 2017) and Revisor (May 2022), both of which were well-received.
Genre dance
Language language no problem
Assembly Hall
A group of medieval re-enactors have come together for an Annual General Meeting in their local community hall. As the Board of Directors, they oversee an event called 'Quest Fest', that has fallen on hard times: membership is dwindling, debt is mounting, and the hall is falling apart. Unless something drastic happens, the Directors of this venerable order will be facing dissolution. As the meeting progresses, the line between real and re-enactment begins to blur, ancient forces are awoken, and it soon becomes clear that there is something much more at stake here than a mock-medieval tournament. -|-
From the team that brought you the ground-breaking, award-winning productions of Betroffenheit and Revisor, comes Kidd Pivot’s latest offering: a dance theatre hybrid that promises the company’s signature wit and invention. Fuelling Kidd Pivot’s work is a fascination with story and the role of language as an animating force.
by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young
produced by Kidd Pivot
choreographed and directed by Crystal Pite
written and directed by Jonathon Young
composition and sound design Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani and Meg Roe
scenic design Jay Gower Taylor
costume design Nancy Bryant
lighting design Tom Visser
video design Cybèle Young
show control and sound programmer Eric Chad
assistant to the creators Eric Beauchesne