Embark on a peculiar, 12-hour-long journey covering Ghent’s historical icon. Night Shift takes over the Vooruit-building while concluding the ever-interesting Het Theaterfestival. All kinds of artists are given free rein once again and invite you for a mesmerising experience.

Night Shift combines artists from different backgrounds and disciplines by offering them an artistic wild card as well as an eclectic, public platform which is part of an established art organisation. Via an informal setting and by evoking a creative playground, they are free to present projects ranging from finished and crossover projects to thrilling experiments and try-outs, while triggering new relations with the public.

In a 12-hour-long swirling program, the actions succeed each other swiftly, allow for new interpretations and meanings, ultimately adding multiple layers. From dazzling and subtle performances, through in situ activated interventions and installations, to other less categorizable events: the night shift is irreversible!

Their stamp is clear and visible
the marks are made
the night shift is irreversible.

Text: Eva Pot

Night Shift: Vooruit (2019)
Co-curator
In collaboration with Gouvernement
@ Vooruit, Ghent

All pictures by Leontien Allemeersch & Michiel Devijver

Moni Wespi met Dance Divine / James (DJ) / Paco de Buhr / Lucia Gerhardt
T T B W R S
Jakob Van den Broucke
TWIE
Vieze Meisje
Maika Garnica & Liew Niyomkarn
Hilde Onis
PA\WS
Self Luminous Society: Mōtō Kawasaki and Māzdā Matsuri
KAVIR met Arash Pandi / Human Nature
Compagnie Monica/ Sarah Bostoen
Mardulier en Deprez
Sergeant
Simon Baetens / Electra
Carlos Álvarez Clemente
Dinero Chef Collective
One Man Party
Nikolaas Demoen
Janes Zeghers
Lies Serdons
Dounia Mahammed
Ilke Gers
You Can Call Me Page
Micha Goldberg
Sachli Gholamalizad
Heike Langsdorf
ÖFA-kollektivet
Helena Dietrich

Scenography: Steve Salembier