In SKINNED two performers embody the inner process one goes through in the search for oneself. Through physical exploration they question the usual layers with which people conform today. Layer by layer, the figures deepen their evolving physical identity and molt into new forms. SKINNED encourages the audience to go on a journey of discovery with the characters.

SKINNED focuses on the body as a metaphor to show the contemporary individual in their alienated perception of their inner reality. As these characters wander, they eventually enter an abstract state of self-consciousness. Following multiple intertwined paths, they explore the relationship between their soul and body in an attempt to discover their identity. The figures use their bodies and their movements as metaphors for this transformation.

credits// CONCEPT Persona PERFORMANCE Pieter Desmet & Steffi Mennen CAMERA Jonathan De Maeyer MUSIC Adriaan de Roover (Album Leaves 1. Blue light 2. More opinions (and a rainbow) 3. Liquid / no more 4. Confidence gap 5. Tomorrow maybe 6 Arthropoda 7. Forgot how to breathe 8. Helena 9. Please, be the same 10. T'as faim 11. Cocoon) SUPPORTED BY City of Antwerp & Zuidpool THANKS TO Ultima Vez Struik KANAL Center Pompidou Brussels