MimeLondon: INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE
Surrender to the pull of the tide as Miet Warlop merges dance, art and theatre in a breathtakingly beautiful performance inspired by the movement of waves.
In INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE, artist Miet Warlop – recently appointed to represent Belgium at the 2026 Venice Biennale – brings to life the inner turbulence of the creative process.
Accompanied by a group of performers and 1,500 metres of silk fabric, the choreography unfolds like a ritual concert: images erupt and waves of wonder and pleasure wash over, all propelled by music from DEEWEE.
Following the immense success of her previous performance ONE SONG, Warlop draws inspiration for this new work from the movement of waves – a symbol of change and unpredictability, and a metaphor for imagination and transformation.
This ode to imagination is poetic, powerful and yet steeped in irony. INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE invites you to dive deep into a visual universe and the delirium that arises between one breath and the next.
Belgium’s representative at the 2026 Venice Biennale, Warlop is acclaimed around the world for her choreographic approach merging dance, visual art, theatre and performance.
Presented in collaboration with MimeLondon.
Need to know
There is no interval in this performance.
Concept, scenography and direction: Miet Warlop
Music: in collaboration with DEEWEE
Performers: Elias Demuynck, Emiel Vandenberghe, Lara Chedraoui, Margarida Ramalhete, Mattis Clement & Milan Schudel.
Scenography: Miet Warlop in collaboration with Mattis Clement
Costumes: Miet Warlop in collaboration with Elias Demuynck supervised by Tom Van Der Borght
Internships: Nel Gevaerts / KITOS & Nana Bonsu, Sofia Ristori / Ursulinen Mechelen <strong>Textile creatives:</strong> Ginger Bogaert, Rowan Boeijen, Michelle Van Neste
Lighting design: Henri Emmanuel Doublier
Light: Pieter Kinoli
Sound: Ditten Lerooij
Assistant director: Marius Lefever
Production manager: Sylvie Svanberg
Technical coordination: Marjolein Demey
Outside eye: Danai Anesiadou & Giacomo Bisordi
General management: Saskia Liénard
Distribution: Frans Brood Productions
Reviews
‘In an endless, fiercely contemporary gesture, she weaves the web of our times – images as striking as they are unsettling – brought to life by a troupe ready to give it their all.’
cult.news
‘Turning 4 Miles of Silk Into a Stunning Theater Spectacle’
The New York Times
‘A huge flood of stunning, ever-changing beauty’
Le Monde
‘Warlop is not a choreographer, nor a theatre director, nor a painter, but all of these things together’
Il Tempo
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