In the Face of 2026

Setting: night.
A woman is still awake.
She is alone.
Her face is lit by her phone.

What she is looking at remains unknown:
war footage, her own childhood photos, or advertisements.
She might be reading a novel.
Maybe she is recording a video of herself for social media.

We can only guess by watching her face,
and by what we think we see in it:
doubt? anger? jealousy? desire?
How many facial expressions are there?

In the Face of 2026 is a choreography of facial expressions.
It explores what a face can express,
by attempting to strip the face of its meaning.

In this performance, Breure and Van Hulzen touch on contemporary themes of loneliness, estrangement, and addiction, using the everyday image of a figure in front of a screen, watching herself: a retelling of the myth of Narcissus, in the face of 2026.

In the Face of 2026 is performed by Klara Alexova

commissioned and produced by Puck van der Werf/Trespassing.

production assistance: Emma Onghena

Thursday night, 29th of January 22:00–23:00
Friday night, 30th of January 00:00–01:00
Saturday night, 31th of January 03:00–04:00