Foreverandevergem

Attention, this event takes place on an outdoor stand in a garden in Evergem. - in Dutch

Musical theater in Evergem

A family at the table,  
a shower running,  
a goose croaking,  
a last supper.  
   
Four generations of a family come together in the garden of the family home. The house symbolizes the history of their existence: bricks that decay without care and mercilessly change the view. 

To the sound of abrasive live music and through shared memories and desires, the family tries to find answers to existential questions. Who are they to each other, and who are they to each other? What unites them and what drives them apart? They confront, they beat and anoint, they hold on and let go.

In this searing, musical family portrait, the instruments, along with a mother's voice, cry out for everything that can hold a family together. Forever.

Foreverandevergem
Pinoy family (concept), Marijke Pinoy, Arend Pinoy, Delfine Bafort, Lotte Pinoy, Mark Delany, Gilles Vandecaveye-Pinoy, Cesar De Sutter-Pinoy, Titus De Sutter-Pinoy, Nelly Debeuf, Lola-Rose Delany, Teddy Delany, Ellis Mikky Pinoy, Lio Pinoy (acting), Peenoise (live music)

Yves Degryse and Gilles Coulier (final direction), Barbara Raes (artistic advice and coaching), Kaatje De Geest (dramaturgy), Ilja Van Autreve (directorial assistance and video), Marij de Brabandere (costumes), Emiel Vandenberghe (dance coach), Titus De Sutter-Pinoy, Kris Van Oudenhove (scenography), Kris Van Oudenhove (lighting), Saul Mombaerts (sound), Koen Demeyere, Jonas De Wulf, Jeroen Doise, Geeraard Respeel (set and technique), Clara Francois (production management)

"Foreverandevergem is not the fake family portrait you sometimes see in commercials. It does not show a happy family smiling all the time. But just because long-silent annoyances are thrown on the table, it feels very honest, and the moments when the family members show how important they are to each other despite everything, and even literally carry each other, are all the more moving". De Gentenaar, M. Degrande ★★★★

"This Foreverandevergem veers between fiction and reality, painting a very colourful but equally raw portrait of motherhood: it is an exercise in giving and daring to let go. ... Sons Cesar, Titus and Gilles - together the band Peenoise - deliver a delightful soundscape slightly inspired by their debut album, not coincidentally called Forevergem. Their music meanders subtly between mischievous, alienating, heartwarming and atmospheric. The perfect musical version of the family DNA and "mother goose" Marijke." Knack, E. Van Steenberghe

A production of KOPERGIETERY, KGbe, asbl Forevergem. In co-production with NTGent, Antigone, Ha Concerts. With the support of the Flemish Government, City of Ghent and the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government, with Tax Shelter Partner Flancers tax shelter, courtesy of collectif malunés, Aurelia Brailowsky