Werken en dagen – FC Bergman

Technopositivism to salvation

FC Bergman, a group of mastermind theatre makers, come back with yet another prop-saturated and tech-savvy play. Werken en dagen, similarly to their previous work The Sheep Song is a commentary on society and its workings. Werken en dagen focuses, however, on the community instead of the individual.  

Ugnė Noreikė

review 07.10.2024

Liefhebbers: Kamal Kaosara

Our series Liefhebbers shines a spotlight on dedicated theatergoers. What draws them to the theater? Where does their passion come from? Who are these people, whose loyal presence breathes life into the audience? Today, we feature: Kamal Kaosara.

Leonore Spee

interview 04.10.2024

Tour Diaries

Reflections on motherhood, freelancing and arts

Kinga Jaczewska

diary 25.09.2024

Turandot’s Unsolved Riddle

How to kill a foreigner?

Multidisciplinary artist Christophe Coppens takes on Puccini’s Turandot with a cheeky grunge twist on gender and power. While traditionally seen as a tale of love and redemption, Coppens reimagines the titular character as a ‘true eccentric,’ giving spotlight to female characters that defy conventional romantic love in opera. Despite striking visuals touched by contemporary feminist discourse, the production struggles to fully bridge the operatic fiction and the social realities it relies upon. When dealing with an ‘exotic opera’ with its own fantasies, political questions, and history of transmission—from a Persian tale to a German drama to an Italian opera set in China—where can today’s reflections of interculturalism and authenticity come in?

Caroline Lee-Jeong

essay 21.09.2024

State of the Union 2024 – Iman Aoun

Reality, Surreality & Solidarity

On 5 September 2024, actress, director, producer and co-founder of ASTHAR Theatre Iman Aoun addressed the State of the Union at the opening ceremony of het TheaterFestival in DE SINGEL, Antwerp. You can read the text here.

Iman Aoun

statement 14.09.2024

State of the Youth 2024 – Loucka Fiagan

On 5 September 2024, multidisciplinary artist Loucka Fiagan addressed the State of the Youth at the opening ceremony of het TheaterFestival in DE SINGEL, Antwerp. You can read the text here.

Loucka Fiagan

statement 14.09.2024

Going Naked

Onstage nudity served as free content for pornographic websites? These days it’s just a click away. This phenomenon affects performers disproportionately and raises questions about artistic freedom and ownership of one’s own image in the digital era.

Ilse Ghekiere

opinion 13.09.2024