Voodoo Child
Conceived as a visceral descent into the layers of our endangered species in denial of its nature, this solo unfolds through a series of cathartic musical Stations.
The audience is invited into an immersive circle,
gradually shaped like a giant eye ;
an organ of vision turned inward.
At its core stands a voodoo child
curious about human fragilities,
tracing a path from station to station, asking :
where have the repressed parts of our humanity taken refuge?
This solo work emerges in a world
haunted by what Agamben calls the destruction of experience
the impossibility of transmitting, receiving, or even recognising human experience within systems that fragment the self and disembody meaning.
Author and performer:
CLARISSE DEGENEFFE
Scenography: CLARISSE DEGENEFFE
Sound design: CLARISSE DEGENEFFE
Lighting design:
ROMMI RUTTAS and LEON ALLIK
Costume: DEVIL’S WALKING & NORDIC NOIR
Dramaturgical support:
SANDRA KÜPPER and GIACOMO VERONESI
Producers:
JÜRI NAEL and ANNIKA ÜPRUS
Production:
CPPM | Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Premiere:
6 September 2025 EMTA black box
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Casting : Ana Trif (Romania), Anette Pärn (Estonia), Charis Taplin (UK), Clarisse Degeneffe (Belgium), Daniel Ortiz Amézquita (Colombia), Dita Lūriņa (Latvia), Edward Skaines (Australia), Elar Vahter (Estonia), Jeson Joy (India), Juuli Hyttinen (Finland), Leah Gayer (Germany/UK) & Maarja Tosin (Estonia).
Photographer : Kalev Lilleorg.