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FOOD
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.
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
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
funded by: Federal Ministry Republic of Austira, 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
compagny
Michael Zandl is an Austrian circus artist who graduated from Codarts Circus Arts in Rotterdam in 2017. Since 2020, he has been associated with Korzo Theater in The Hague as a resident artist. With Korzo's support, Michael co-created 'Sawdust Symphony', a performance that has been touring internationally since 2021.
Michael's artistic approach combines absurdity and abstraction, fueled by a passion for unusual scenarios and subtle humor, elements he finds powerful tools for expressive storytelling.
His latest project, FOOD, marks his debut as a director. For this production, Michael is collaborating with four circus artists: Fidel Rott, Jakob Vöckler, Karin Brodén, and Hedvig Brodén.
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Wendy Lubberding - Theaterkrant
“It's quite possible that I've already seen the best show of the season.”
Arts Talk Magazine
“FOOD could be summed up very simply as a crescendo of chaos. Great fun and some ingenious moments.”
Annette Embrechts - de Volkskrant
“With FOOD, circus theater maker Michael Zandl has created an appealing, clever performance about the temptaEons of food and overconsumpEon. It is hilarious how the interior comes to life and literally bursts at the seams." ★★★★”
Tom Permenter - Pzazz
“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.”
Schedule
| 06 AUG 2026 | Berlin : Berlin Circus Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 07 AUG 2026 | Berlin : Berlin Circus Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 08 AUG 2026 | Berlin : Berlin Circus Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 09 AUG 2026 | Berlin : Berlin Circus Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 23 SEP 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 26 SEP 2026 | Turin : Play with Food Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 05 NOV 2026 | Bruxelles : Bronks | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 06 NOV 2026 | Drachten : Schouwburg de Lawei Drachten | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 06 NOV 2026 | Drachten : Schouwburg de Lawei Drachten | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 13 NOV 2026 | Bruxelles : Bronks | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 14 NOV 2026 | Turnhout, Belgique : Cultuurhuis de Warande | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 03 DEC 2026 | Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgique : Cultuurcentrum Zwaneberg | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 11 DEC 2026 | Den Bosch : Verkadefabriek | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 16 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 17 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 18 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 19 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 20 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 21 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 22 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 24 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 25 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 26 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 27 DEC 2026 | Harlem : Shuur | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 13 JAN 2027 | Londres : London International Mime Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 14 JAN 2027 | Londres : London International Mime Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 15 JAN 2027 | Londres : London International Mime Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 16 JAN 2027 | Londres : London International Mime Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 17 JAN 2027 | Londres : London International Mime Festival | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 26 JAN 2027 | Mannheim : Imaginale | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 27 JAN 2027 | Mannheim : Imaginale | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 28 JAN 2027 | Mannheim : Imaginale | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 14 FEB 2027 | Amersfoort : Icoon Theater | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 18 FEB 2027 | Neerpelt : Theater op de Markt / Dommelhof | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 24 FEB 2027 | Sint-Niklaas (Belgique) : CC Sint-Niklaas | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 27 FEB 2027 | Hasselt : Cultuurcentrum Hasselt | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
| 29 MAY 2026 | Sarrebruck, Allemagne : Festival Perspective | BILLETS PRO REQUEST |
