Spoken in Dutch
At "BOEF!" you sit in the middle of the square next to "den blok," where some soulful outcasts meet. They are poor, angry and bored, but find each other in making music. What is shouted at them, they bounce back against the walls of the gray apartment block.
Hope beckons around the corner in this emotional street concert, where the infectious beats invite the audience to dance or shout along. Long live the rose that grew from the concrete when no one looked back at her.
In this small arena, snatches of lyrics, slam, gospel, rap, beatbox and dance fly around your ears. BOEF! presents the reality of life, naked and raw.
With a diverse cast, a minimalist set and socio-political themes, Ruud Gielens puts on a colorful and lively performance like no other that will touch every audience member.
BOEF!
Ruud Gielens (direction), Kaat Arnaert, Eric Kabongo, Joost Maaskant (performers), Freya Proost and intern Florence De Vocht (costumes), Ruud Gielens (lighting design), Dominique Defossez and intern Thibault Annoot (technique)
Theaterkrant
Theaterkrant
In co-production with DE MAAN and Perpodium. With support from the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government and Cronos Invest. With thanks to elementary school De Baan, Mechelen.
Photo © Diego Franssens