During a walk, Bryan Campbell hit a tree with a branch. This trivial act aroused strong associations in him with – among other things – sadomasochism. But where man finds both pain and pleasure in such a relationship, we don’t know what the tree experiences. Did this blow leave the tree indifferent? What does this form of violent eroticism say about our relationship with our ecosystems?

Bryan Campbell creates a solo inspired by the romantic pastoral. This form of song became popular during the Industrial Revolution, when factories multiplied and artists began to cultivate, romanticize and even eroticize natural life for an often urban audience. In this show, Campbell sings, dances and shouts pastorals. The music is enhanced by lively percussion. Deep Cuts is a pastoral for the 21st century.