JUNGLE THE FUTURE

a fairytale gone wrong

Jungle the Future portrays the science-fiction journey of a humanized zebrA and sharK that escape their habitats to settle in cement territories: our cities. In the heart of a metropolis – amidst its grey neighborhoods- they confront the rites and customs of humans. In an effort to blend in they eat cigarettes, dress-up in the corners, get drunk on salt and gallop on rollers. The scandalous dream of the zebrA-lexandra Bellon, and of the sharK-arla Isidorou, is to integrate into human society. The audience, as if visiting a zoo or a crime scene, stays safely behind the lines. They witness their struggles, nostalgia, dreams for a better life and irresistable stamina to keep trying.

Their movements unfold between savage animalistic trance gestures and wacky odd human actions. What happens when the animals become all too human?“Jungle the Future” is a m-Ask s-How that questions our relationship with animals, urban and wild territories: BORDERS, ORDERS, OTHERS.

In this physical theater performance the music becomes a storyteller without words, tracing back the migration of the two animals with granulair percussive sounds, atmospheric motives and groovy cords. Are you ready for the JUNGLE? Are you ready for the FUTURE?

Jungle the Future to offer your mind provocative wild spaces and species.

JUNGLE THE FUTURE is a "fairytale gone wrong" for grown ups
JUNGLE THE FUTURE is a theatrical f(r)iction documentary.
JUNGLE THE FUTURE drags you into the groovy world of sharK and zebrA... our world!
The future is here... so is the jungle

K&A

Cast & Credits

Concept, choreography & performance: K&A (Karla Isidorou & Alexandra Bellon)
Music composition & realization: Alexandra Bellon & Viva Sanchez Reinoso
Recording: Leo Marin, Bridge Studio Music
Sound mix: Alessandro Mazzieri
Maskers & Costumes: our ready made society
Filming: K&A Edit
Trailer: Karla Isidorou
Co-production: K&A, Theater Ins Blau, Amalthea
Special Thanks to: Kees van Leeuwen, the whole team of Theater Ins Blau

Audience Reactions

"We, nearby, quietly watch the animals move, subtly, in crescendo, technically controlled and responding to a "soundscape" . Suddenly the action turns. The animals force us to move. We are hemmed in, new formations keep emerging. The animals drive us closer and closer together." Marjan van Giel

"If we continue to treat nature and animals how we do now, there won't be many animals left or at least won't have a nice life. What I learned from this is that we need to treat the environment and animals better, because animals and nature are very important to the world." Reaction school pupil

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"I found this performance very special and it made me think about zoos, of course it is very bad that we lock up wild animals and take away their freedom. I think the actresses conveyed this perfectly through body language, music and posters with texts. I learned from this part that animals are not always treated so well by humans. Also that animals have a very different view of the world than we humans do." Reaction school pupil

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"I personally thought the performance looked good and had a good meaning, I was on stage myself that made it even more fun and better to understand the performance. From the performance I learned and realized that many animals are trapped and oppressed by humans and that has to stop." Reaction school pupil

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