Hofstade
D.R.Like most teenagers, Babette, Vasco, Ayoub, Haby, Abigael, Paloma and Viggo are looking for independence and freedom. In Hofstade, these youngsters seek it in a fictional space. On a stage, or perhaps on the sand of Hofstade's artificial beach on the edge of Brussels, they play characters in battle with the theatre.
They search for other versions of themselves and play with the roles assigned to them by their social environment, their origins and their socio-economic background. The youngsters tell the story of a refugee. What if the lake and artificial beach turned into the Atlantic Ocean? What if they built a sailboat to face the waves?
credits
sound design
Guillaume Istaceauthor
Ilyas Mettiouidirection
Ilyas Mettiouidramaturgy
Zoë Janssens, Tatjana Pessoadirection assistant
Alice Valinducqcollaboration on choreography
Lila Magninwith
Ayoub Benali, Viggo Ebouele, Abigael Kermu, Vasco Fiorini Stévenne, Benoît Gob, Haby Kasse, Paloma Labru, Babette Verbeekscenography
Aurélie Borremanslight design
Guillaume Fromentincostume design
Rita Belovarealisation stage
Eugénie Obolenskylighting and stage management
Aurélie Perretlight direction
Sébastien Destraitproduction
Théâtre de Namurcoproduction
Le Boréal, Théâtre de Liège, Théâtre Le Rideau, Central La Louvièrewith support of
Taxshelter.be, ING et du tax-shelter du gouvernement fédéral belge, de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Service du théâtre, Centre Communautaire Maritime et la Maison des Cultures de Molenbeek, les ateteliers décor du Théâtre de Liège
