In production • 2025
1st KM
ADM vzw [Be]
Story of a Departure
Far from merely “showing,” the ADM company invites the audience to embark on a collective adventure. Through a journey in a truck, they explore life’s challenges, where solitude becomes a strength. The vehicle comes to life, unfolds, and transforms into a stage, creating ephemeral but powerful connections.
This show breaks traditional barriers between artists and spectators. The audience is not just a witness; it becomes an active participant, moving, changing perspective, and even contributing to the construction of the set and the acrobatics. Through spectacular acrobatics (hand-to-hand, Chinese pole), the artists weave a universe that is both technical and human, where the softness of interaction confronts the rigidity of the machine. A vibrant moment of sharing, where every moment, every gesture, creates a connection that transcends us.
Credits
On stage: Jesse Huygh, Hernan Elencwajg, Sanahé Deruelle, Maria Constanza Cuneo Oliveras, Juan Manuel Cisnero, Lucas Paties External eye: Marie Jolet Dramaturgical direction: Alba Sarraute
Acrobatical eye : Owen Winship
Music Creation: Gilbertástico (Gilberto Aubán) Production Cécile Imbernon, La chouette diffusion Production direction Jesse Huygh A production ADM vzw Soutien financier Departement cultuur, jeugd & media- vlaamse overheid, dispositif d’aide à l’insertion professionnelle Jeune Cirque National Résidence & coproduction Circuswerplaats – Dommelhof, Pelt (Be) | Circuswerplaats – Miramiro, Gent (Be) | Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon, Court saint Etienne (Be) | Cirk Eole, Montigny les Metz (Fr) Résidence Ell circo d’ell fuego, Anvers (Be) | UP – Circus & Performing Arts, Bruxelles (Be) ) | Décrocher la lune – La Louvière (Be) | Le Point Ha^t, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Fr37) | Latitude 50, Marchin (Be) Coproduction Kunstenlab / MAD festival, Anvers | C-TAKT, Pelt (Be)
The company
ADM vzw [Be]
ADM – VZW is an association primarily supporting the artistic and educational creations of Jesse Huygh. It is committed to social projects aimed at uniting individuals and nurturing empathy and sensitivity within the public. The company aspires to enrich the Belgian scene while expanding its reach beyond borders to connect with a diverse, multicultural audience.
It particularly focuses on two main goals:
- Bringing live performance and making it accessible to audiences for whom culture is often difficult to access.
- Developing projects that convey universal, deeply human messages that are too often ignored by the pressures of daily life.
In 2021, Jesse Huygh and Rocio Garrote co-created the autobiographical show A2mètres. This performance tells the daily struggle of a sick person and the invaluable support of those around them. It has been presented at street festivals across Europe and accompanied by numerous outreach projects in hospitals, nursing homes, and other care facilities. A2mètres has won awards for Best Circus Show in both Belgian communities: the Maeterlinck Prize for Criticism in 2022 (FWB) and the Ultima Prize (Flemish Community) in 2023.
Today, Jesse is benefiting from new treatments that open the door to a promising future. The ADM – VZW company is embarking on the creation of a collective show, bringing six artists together on stage. These artists, coming from internationally recognized professional backgrounds, bring a wealth of experience and a wide array of artistic tools, including acrobatics, dance, theatre, clowning, and street theatre.