DE MAAN: ‘BOEF!’ (10+) 15-10-23

zo 15 okt '23

Spoken in Dutch

Arena of raw slam, gospel and poetry (10+)

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.

Sounds like

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)

The divide between kids like Bootsy, Sammy and Jos in an underprivileged apartment block and the "well-to-do others" to which this trio does not belong is well felt. [...] Maaskant excels at infectious beatboxing with a screeching guitar solo as the highlight.

Theaterkrant

Constantly, the spectators' hands go up, bodies from young to old can't help but sway along as the stirring lyrics about feeling invisible, racism and hope swing through the arena.

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.

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DE MAAN: ‘BOEF!’ (10+)

Arena of raw slam, gospel and poetry (10+)

Sounds like

The divide between kids like Bootsy, Sammy and Jos in an underprivileged apartment block and the "well-to-do others" to which this trio does not belong is well felt. [...] Maaskant excels at infectious beatboxing with a screeching guitar solo as the highlight.

Constantly, the spectators' hands go up, bodies from young to old can't help but sway along as the stirring lyrics about feeling invisible, racism and hope swing through the arena.

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DE MAAN: ‘BOEF!’ (10+)

Arena of raw slam, gospel and poetry (10+)

Sounds like

The divide between kids like Bootsy, Sammy and Jos in an underprivileged apartment block and the "well-to-do others" to which this trio does not belong is well felt. [...] Maaskant excels at infectious beatboxing with a screeching guitar solo as the highlight.

Constantly, the spectators' hands go up, bodies from young to old can't help but sway along as the stirring lyrics about feeling invisible, racism and hope swing through the arena.

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