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Ontroerend Goed: Fight Night

Oct 10 — 11, 2024
Performance
Ontroerend Goed, Fight Night. Photo by Michiel Devijver. Courtesy of the artist.
Ontroerend Goed, Fight Night. Photo by Michiel Devijver. Courtesy of the artist.
Ontroerend Goed, Fight Night. Photo by Michiel Devijver. Courtesy of the artist.
Ontroerend Goed, Fight Night. Photo by Michiel Devijver. Courtesy of the artist.
Ontroerend Goed, Fight Night. Photo by Michiel Devijver. Courtesy of the artist.

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When Oct 10 — 11, 2024
Where McGuire Theater
Price Tickets start at $15, fees included

“Funny, revealing, and very invigorating. … You will encounter things that no US company would dare do.” —Chicago Tribune

Five contenders. Five rounds. You decide. As US democracy hangs in the balance, Belgian theater collective Ontroerend Goed offers an interactive, provocative examination of free will and politics in which the actors’ fates hinge on the audience’s live votes. This experimental hit is a sharp, often ironic, analysis of how democracy works (if it works). It marks Ontroerend Goed’s return to the Walker following their presentation of the ingenious climate parable Are we not drawn onward to new erA in 2023.

Accessibility and Sensory Notes

Audio description (AD) is planned for this performance. Please click here to purchase AD seats.

This performance incorporates audience participation through the use of a clicker.

For more information about accessibility, visit our Access page.

For questions on accessibility, content and sensory notes, or to request additional accommodations, call 612-253-3556 or email access@walkerart.org.

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