22 September > 1 October 2026 → Grande salle

Theatre • fr, nl surtitling fr, nl, en • 2hr45 • 15+ • 10€ > 24€

La Fête

Anne-Cécile Vandalem
Joëlle Sambi

With the new cycle of creations titled Haunted worlds, Anne-Cécile Vandalem is launching into a highly anticipated new creative series.

The starting point refers to an event that occurred in 2018: the death of the student Sanda Dia during a hazing activity organized by a circle of ‘bright young things’ in Flanders. The eighteen defendants received light sentences of community service. Drawing on this tragedy, Anne-Cécile Vandalem and writer Joëlle Sambi imagined a follow-up: a meeting, two years after the trial, of the victim’s family and the families of two of those convicted. The meeting, held in a villa on the North Sea coast, is orchestrated by a documentary film-maker who hopes to capture a gesture of reconciliation.

But what was meant to be a space for healing turns into a tense, closed-door encounter where fingers are pointed. La Fête sets in motion a mechanism of formidable intelligence to expose the violence of privilege and confront us with our own blind spots. A brilliant exercise in truth-seeking.

The stories discussed refer to acts of violence.

Première
Coproduction Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Copresentation KVS

Season 2025·2026

Information

Venue

Grande salle

Duration

2hr45

Language

fr, nl surtitling fr, nl, en

Price

10€ > 24€

Kids

15+

Cast

Writing
Anne-Cécile Vandalem
Joëlle Sambi
With contributions from the cast and inspired by encounters with the Dia & De Vel family

Directed by
Anne-Cécile Vandalem

With
Habib Ben Tanfous
Anne-Pascale Clairembourg
Arne De Tremerie
François Ebouele
Oscar Van Rompay
Anne-Cécile Vandalem
Federico D’Ambrosio
Alex Tambu

Dramaturgy collaboration
Eva-Maria Bertschy
François Makanga

The poems narrated off-screen are written and read by Joëlle Sambi

Assistant Directors
Pauline Ringeade
Yasmine Deroui
Astrid Akay
Hikmat Vanthomme

Set design
Ruimtevaarders

Set design and props assistants
Jenske Vanhaelemeersch

Technical direction
Yorrick Detroy
Damien Arrii

Costume design
Laurence Hermant

Make-up and special effects design
Kenza Benbouchta

Light design
Amélie Gehin

Video design
Vincent Pinckaers
Federico D’Ambrosio

Music composition
Pierre Kissling
Alex Tambu

Sound design
Antoine Bourgain

Stage Manager (rehearsals)
Yorrick Detroy
Damien Arrii
Giuliana Renzi

Stage Manager (tour, on a rota basis)
Hugues Girard
Damien Arrii
Yorrick Detroy

Stage Technician (rehearsals)
Ludovic John
Olivier Debondt
Pam Martin
Violette Grandjean

Stage technician on tour
Maïa Anastasiou

Lighting technician for the production
Corentin Christiaens

Lighting technician on tour (on a rota basis)
Hadrien Jeangette
Léa Vandooren

Sound technician on tour
Antoine Bourgain

Video technician (production)
Stefano Serra

Video technician (tour)
Julien Bernard

Wig and make-up artist (tour)
Samira Benali

Set construction
Ateliers du Théâtre de Liège

Costume making
Atelier costumes du Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

Production
Das Fräulein (Kompanie), Lila Pérès (Head of Administration and Finance), Daria Bubalo (Production Manager), Rabab Khairy (Production and Administration Officer), Jill De Muelenaere (Head of Development, Booking and Communications), Aurélie Curti (Booking and Production Officer)

Coproduction
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Théâtre de Liège, Nanterre-Amandiers — Centre dramatique national, les Théâtres de la Ville du Luxembourg, Théâtre de la Cité in Toulouse, Théâtre de Namur, Ruhrfestspiele, Maison de la Culture de Tournai, Théâtre des Célestins in Lyon, Malraux scène nationale Chambéry Savoie, Maison de la Culture de Bourges – Scène nationale, La Coop asbl & Shelter Prod (in progress)

With the support of
Taxshelter.be, ING, the Belgian federal government’s tax shelter scheme, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation – Theatre Department. Joëlle Sambi is represented by L’ARCHE – agence théâtrale. www.arche-editeur.com

Acknowledgements
Seydou Devel, Marie Steenkist, Ousmane Dia, Ferre Vervoort, Peter Huyberechts, Douglas DeConinck, Elise Van Bocxlaer, Bart Willocx, Luc De Cleir, Serge Gutwirth, Arnaud Timmermans, Karel Van Haesebrouck, Marc Neve, Aicha Cissé, Abigail Abraham, Viggo Ebouele, Nour Ben Tanfous Laval, Billie Sage, Marilou Kissling, Juliette Challet, Amel Benaïssa, Sarah Seignobosc, Sébastien Monfé, Floriane Devigne, Chloé Dilasser, équipe d'accueil du TN, Nicolas Pommier, Fémïya, Amélie Genin - Cabinet JVM, Amandine Laval, Céline Gaudier, Bernadette Schnabel, Roxana Ionesco, Dulia Lengema, Ophélie Mac, Soumaya Phéline, Peggy Pierrot, Gaëtan d’Agostino, Olivier Marboeuf, Sander Costermans, Jasper Derluyn, les participant·e·s des workshops de mars 2024 et de juin 2024 : Daphne Agten, Damien Avice, Arnaud Botman, Hakim Bouacha, Laurent Caron, Quentin Chaverat, Ibrahima Diokine Sambou, Caroline Donnely, Jessica Fanhan, Zoé Kovacs, Christine Leboutte, Dinga Linora, Liu Marcia, Jovial Mbenga, Rehab Mehal, Alexandre Michel, Berdine Nusseldeer, Lea Quinsac, Deborah Rouach, Catherine Salée, Thibaut Sartori, Annah Schaeffer, Ghita Serraj, Consolate Siperius, Antoine Plaisant, Mieke Verdin, membres du conseil d’administration de Das Fräulein (Kompanie) : Audrey Brooking, Benoît Hennaut, Mylène Lauzon, Dominique Roodthooft, Michel Van Slijpe, Xavier Van Aerssen, Jennifer Fernandez, les traiteurs Archie, Ventre Content & Terter

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