Mélancolie aux 5 blocs (pourquoi ne se révoltent-ils pas ?)
A stone’s throw from the Kaaistudios, there is a row of dilapidated and unhealthy social housing blocks that will soon be demolished: these are the five blocks of the Rempart des Moines. The current residents have to make way for more affluent buyers. The Brussels Brecht-Eisler Choir is presenting a musical theatre piece that attempts to capture and evoke their confusion and uncertainty. Melancholie aan de vijf blokken is about Brussels, about poverty, about vulnerable people, about how little say they have in the city. The BBEK is taking the side of the people who are taking the beating and seeks to make a clear statement of their solidarity. A universal demand resounds: join the struggle for the right to the city!
• The Brussels Brecht-Eisler Choir is inspired by the political and cultural legacy of Bertolt Brecht and Hanns Eisler, and is based in Brussels. Previously, they have presented The Shouting Fence, WaanVlucht and Say No! The Deserter’s Song in and around Kaaitheater.
spel & zang het Brussels Brecht-Eislerkoor, Christine Leboutte en Farbod Fathinejadfard (solisten), Celine Gaza (slam) | tekst Sybille Cornet | compositie Kaat Dewindt | regie Vital Schraenen | dirigent Lieve Franssen | geluidsmontage Alejandro Elias | dramaturgie & onderzoek Raf Custers | in samenwerking met Kaaitheater, De Markten | met steun van de stad Brussel, VGC, Vlaanderen
In het kader van deze voorstelling organiseert Brukselbinnenstebuiten twee thematische wandelingen rondom de Blokken van de Papenvest:
Do 9/01 12:00 Broodje Brussel: De blokken van de Papenvest
Za 11/01 18:00 De Blokken van de Papenvest
+ post-performance talk on 10/01