Perfect Child
Bila Belachew
I’m sitting in a room,
I see, I see what you don’t want to see.
I saw it and gave up on it long ago.
Life goes on as usual…
Does the future hold any promise?
I choose not to do it.
And stick with what I see.
I accept the consequences.
I discover the joy in the tragedy.
My joy is my legacy
My legacy is my strength
My strength is mine
In Perfect Child, Bila Belachew joins forces with Kato Bijvoet, Mayte Martín Díaz, Samy Filali, Jef Sturm and Winter Devoogdt to seek an answer to the question: “Should we still be bringing children into the world in a world where their future seems increasingly uncertain?” By following a character who moves between fantasy and reality, the audience finds themselves in a horror-science fiction performance where question and answer meet.
Created by Bila Belachew ⎸ Played by Kato Bijvoet ⎸ Voice by Mayte Martín Díaz ⎸ Music and Sound Design by Samy Filali ⎸ Scenography Design by Bila Belachew, Jef Sturm & Winter Devoogdt ⎸ Visuals & Sound by Jef Sturm ⎸ Light Design by Winter Devoogdt ⎸ Papier-mâché by Jeanne Veracx ⎸ Production by Marthe Stinissen ⎸ Coached by Lieselot Siddiki ⎸ Dramaturgy Coaching by Hannah Brugge ⎸ Movement Coach by Fons Dhossche ⎸ Coach Scenography by Ella Bal
In School Coaches: Esther Severi & Thomas Bellinck, Bart Capelle & Dirk Verstockt
De kinderen van het 6de leerjaar van SJC OUDE BAREEL:Tarik, Elise, Louis, Viktor,
Miel, Lily, Emiel, Nina, Mona, Charles, Zohar, Nina, Leander, Enora, Timur, Elise.
De kinderen van het 6de leerjaar van de kunstacademie Mechelen: Amelie,Heikki,
Juune, Nona, Finn,Ireen, Jack, Floris, Yra, Grest, Rik, Anastasia, Borys, Linsen,
Lotte, Yasmina, Renée, Sue, Lucy, Sam, Enya, Martha,
Special thanks to:
Kaaistudios, Kate, Arnout, Erin, Giovanni, Koen, Indrit, Kato, Marcelin, Tanya,
RITCS SCHOOL OF ARTS & Erasmushogeschool Brussel, SJC OUDE BAREEL,
Kunstacademie Mechelen, Kerk Oude Bareel, In-limbo,
Supported by: Maite, Janati, Yelena, Yvo, Hermon, Daan, Alexandra, Ruud, Bartel,
Ans, Hendrik, Noor, Juliaan, Dirk & Marie-Anne, Heidi, Jessa, Jeroen, Thomas,
Indrit, Amos, Jolan, Marcelin, Jean-Claude, Gokhan, Hilde & Filip, Suzanne, Lukas,
Nora, Bart, RITCS SCHOOL OF ARTS
