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Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

The Walk

Good Chance & Handspring Puppets Company

06 & 07.10.2021

In search of her mother, she will leave Gaziantep at the Turkish-Syrian border in July 2021 and cross Europe to reach Manchester in November 2021. Amal is a spokesperson for unaccompanied children and those separated from their families. She will walk more than 8 000 kms to transmit the message: “Do not forget us”.

WEDNESDAY 06.10.2021

14:00 – PLACE DE LA MONNAIE / MUNTPLEIN
L’ARBRE-CHANSON
Concert by the La Monnaie Children's Choir

14:30 – PLACE DE LA MONNAIE / MUNTPLEIN
Start of the walk from Place de la Monnaie towards the "Abattoirs d’Anderlecht"

17:00 – ABATTOIR, ANDERLECHT
CHASED
Open-air performance by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui / Eastman

THURSDAY 07.10.2021

12:00 – PARC MAXIMILIEN / MAXIMILIAANPARK
Children handing over a gift to Amal made in classrooms workshops conducted by Dorian Demarcq

13:00 – PLACE MARCHÉ AUX PORCS / VARKENSMARKT
Start of the walk towards the Place de la Monnaie

14:00 – PLACE DE LA MONNAIE / MUNTPLEIN
Polyphonic reading of letters to Amal by children together with the poets Joy Slam, Carl Norac and Taha Adnan

 

In samenwerking met het Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Bozar, Chaire Mahmoud Darwich, La Monnaie, Hetpaleis, Atlas, De Reuzen, District Borgerhout, ABSL La Source, Crilux

Calendar

Information

Venue

Hors les murs

Cast

CHASED

Artistic Advisor
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

Rehearsal Director
Oscar Ramos

Music creation
Sara Dziri

Musicians
Kapsy N’dia
Tister Ikomo

Costumes supervisor
Veerle Van den Wouwer

Costume realisation
Corina Elst

Wigmaker
Lieve Pelckman

THE WALK

Production
Good Chance

In partnership with
Handspring Puppet Company

Artistic direction
Amir Nizar Zuabi

With the support of
La Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, la Ville de Bruxelles.

© Gloria Scorier