the wild stage

Welcome to The Wild Stage, a collision of emotions, desires and energy flows. Loosely inspired by the motif of the dream city Mahagonny from Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's opera, oester dives into the need to escape: from our confusing times, from the need to understand everything when chaos reigns.  

The Wild Stage embraces the differences between performers Casper Clausen, Timo Tembuyser, Jon Birdsong, Pieter Theuns, Adriaan de Roover, Matteo Sedda, Rob Hayden, Gustav Königs and Mustav Ahmeti. Singers and musicians become dancers, and vice versa, with the performers constantly meeting the other again and searching for commonality. Together, they create a stream of soundscapes and imagery inviting you into a universe oscillating between pop, baroque and electronica, between contemporary and classical.

CONCEPT I DIRECTION Aïda Gabriëls

CREATED WITH AND PERFORMED BY Casper Clausen, Mustav Ahmeti, Matteo Sedda, Pieter Theuns (B.O.X.), Timo Tembuyser, Jon Birdsong (B.O.X.), Adriaan de Roover and Rob Hayden

LIBRETTO Ylona Supèr

DRAMATURGY Ylona Supèr, Tessa Vannieuwenhuyze

CHOREOGRAPHY Germán Jauregui

SCENOGRAPHY Mia Frykholm

COSTUMES Maarten Van Mulken

JEWELRY Yann Suhard

SOUND Korneel Moreaux, Pieter-Jan Buelens

LIGHT Harry Cole, Bram Vandeghinste

VISUALS Francis Vanhee

PRODUCTION Sebastiaan Peeters

DRAMATURGY INTERN Anuschka Carl

DIFFUSION Maja Lozic (Muziektheater Transparant), Dieter Craeye (Toutpartout)

SPECIAL THANKS TO Pieter D´Hooghe, Veerle Mans, Jan Dertaelen, Rudi Laermans, Guy Coolen, Kurt Overbergh, Peeping Tom


PRODUCTION oester and Muziektheater Transparant

CO-PRODUCTION Ancienne Belgique, CC Strombeek, Motel Mozaïque, B.O.X., Axel Vervoordt/Inspiratum, Needcompany and Perpodium

THANKS TO Troubleyn/Laboratorium (residency)


TAX SHELTER Perpodium

PRODUCED WITH THE SUPPORT OF the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government and the Flemish Government

“A feast for the ears. A mesmerising trumpet solo opens the show and sets the tone for an immersive listening experience. A not so obvious combination of genres and instruments (electronics meets baroque) creates a strikingly fresh sound.”

— De Standaard

“The Wild Stage is a bold, clever answer - or rather a very inventive remake - of the opera (Mahagonny).”

— Knack Focus