Open Studios XL — A playful insight into a theatrical friendship with many ups and downs

Ahilan Ratnamohan is a language enthusiast and usually busy learning at least two languages at the same time. Although he was constantly surrounded by Dutch, he did not go near it for a long time. Between 2010 and 2018 – his first years in Belgium – he collected a list of words unknown to him.

A few vinyl discs by David Bowie and a yellow ball are all that Pierre Paul Constant needs to transform loneliness into a refreshing and poetic pop and rock experience.

Please note: this show has been cancelled to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus. 

Rabot 4-358 is a documentary performance about the social residential towers of Ghent’s Rabot district and the workshop that existed there for 26 months. This workshop started as a personal initiative of Simon Allemeersch and Wannes Degelin. The performance tells their workshop's story. How come these buildings once had a very good reputation? Who came up with their absurd form? And why are the towers actually being demolished? A story from the inside about housing, economy, poverty and personal fictions.

WIPCOOP BXL. Who today knows what a man is or should be? To what extent are gender roles determined by society and culture? In this production, set up like an infotainment show, actor Salim Haouach questions not only his own preconceptions about being a man, but also the audience’s.

Warning: this show is cancelled to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus. 

A young woman in a city that has been occupied for decades. On the day of her father’s funeral, she discovers his architectural drawings. Broken Shapes is a hybrid theatrical experience between installation, video and performance that explores how physical surroundings affect us mentally. Onstage we see one actress, her words are supported and interrupted by the visual interventions around her.