What

« Pinkie Ponkie » is a quirky celebration of the gay aesthetics that has inspired Thierry Smits’s creative output, and which over time have become references for everyone. It pits two men against each other on a highly camp playing field.

Artistic dossier (PDF)

Creation 2024

A Gay Show

Set to the iconic pop music of the LGTBQIA+ movements, or simply hijacking the classical repertoire, their more or less stripped back choreographies reinvent the aesthetics of an entire pantheon of iconic figures, everybody from Jean Cocteau to Lil Nas X, with nods en passant to Jean Genet, Marlene Dietrich, Robert Mapplethorpe, Gilbert & Georges, Lady Gaga, to name but some. The two protagonists make an assault on these references, without hesitating either to make fun of them or to over-sexualise them. As the acknowledged heirs of “Pink Narcisssus” and a “gaytitude” which may well be on the verge of extinction, they fuse levity and humour in order to forge a series of psychedelic visions.

Content note: nudity

Dates

21 > 23.03.2024 | Brigittines | Festival In Movement

7.11 > 7.12.2024 | Studio Thor

 

DATE CONTENU
2024/03/21 21 > 23.03.2024 20:45 Les Brigittines Brussels
2024/11/07 07 > 09.11.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels
2024/11/14 14 > 16.11.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels
2024/11/20 20 > 23.11.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels
2024/11/26 26 > 30.11.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels
2024/12/04 04.12.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels
2024/12/06 06.12.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels
2024/12/07 07.12.2024 20:30 Studio Thor Brussels

Distribution

— Concept and choreography

Thierry Smits

— Assistant choreographer

Lucius Romeo-Fromm

— Dramaturgy, songs & scenes links

Antoine Pickels

— Performers

Iúri da Silva Costa · Alessandro Sollima

— Lighting designer

Ralf Nonn

— Composer & sound designer

Nikolas Klau

— Costume designer

Stef Assandri

— Lighting manager

Ralf Nonn (March 24) Bruno Gilbert (Nov 24)

 

— Sound manager

Jean-François Lejeune (March 24) Maxence Obein (Nov 24)

— Vocal coaching

Jean Fürst & Sylvie Merck

— Assistant costume designer

Carly Heathcote

— Costume maintenance

Charlyne Misplon

— Studio management

Brahim Sahli

— Communication

Romane Carmon

— Production

Emilie Wacker (March 24) Elena Frau (Nov 24)

 

— Administration

Zakaria Zohrat (Nov 24)

— Human Ressources

Régis Rémigy

— Box office

Juliette Ban (Nov 24)

— Graphic design

Kidnap Your Designer

— Media

Be Culture

— Photos

Hichem Dahes

— Teaser

Les Meutes

 

Videos

Pinkie Ponkie. A Gay Show (teaser Les Meutes)

Pinkie Ponkie · Thierry Smits (video Les Meutes)