Shown and Told

Tickets for students can be bought at the reception of Toplocentrala after you show a document.

The show is in English.

Like boarded-up windows, like stone steps, like the sound of voices from a faraway room, like the smell of burning, like the way that condensation forms on windows, like searching for something, like searching through rooms.

Shown and Told is a dynamic but fragile performance collage built from studio improvisation, balancing fixed material and possibilities for free-play. Arising from an exchange between choreographer and dancer Meg Stuart and writer and performance maker Tim Etchells, it exposes the very different practices and sensibilities of these two artists, exploring the relationship between movement, image, and performing bodies. Working with vivid and surprising images, some of them physical, some of them linguistic, the two performers develop a conversation that is tough, touching, and comical by turns.

MEET AND GREET 11.12.2025 from 11:00 AM, HALL 2

Before the performance begins, join us for an intimate pre-show Meet & Greet with the artists at Toplocentrala. This relaxed gathering offers a chance to step closer to the creative world behind the work you are about to experience.

The artists will share insights into their artistic practices, discuss the themes and questions that shape their performance, and offer a glimpse into their process of creation, research, and collaboration. Guests are welcome to engage in conversation, ask questions, and explore how contemporary performance is conceived and developed.

Created and performed by Tim Etchells and Meg Stuart  
Light design: Gilles Roosen 
Costumes: Annabel Heyse 
Production: Damaged Goods