Edvard Grieg is not alone in having been inspired by Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt; it also inspired the Soviet-German composer Alfred Schnittke. At the request of the choreographer John Neumeir, he composed a monumental ballet in 1986-1988 about the Norwegian farmer's son, Peer Gynt, who tried to escape reality with his lies.

The music that Alfred Schnittke writes is like the story itself: exceptionally eclectic, full of surprises and among the most beautiful that the 20th century produced. The Belgian National Orchestra celebrates this surprising work, never before performed in Belgium, with a performance conducted by the Danish conductor Michael Schønwandt.

A young team led by director Mien Bogaert, with Talitha De Decker as choreographer, Dennis Peschke as costume designer and Benjamien Lycke as videographer, provides a staging that asks the question why people are so good at escaping uncomfortable truths. Two dancers will work with characters from the original Ibsen story, both live and in a gigantic video installation.

Video by Lore Feryn from studioquepasa

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