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A sharp, often humorous reimagining of Bertolt Brecht’s play Baal, by Ben Kidd and Bush Moukarzel. What do you do with an antihero like Baal ignore them, push them aside, or cancel them? And what does that say about morality, power, and control, both in the West and in China?
On stage, a Chinese ensemble performs the scenes in a minimalist blue studio, while above them Baal gradually fades on a video screen. Two worlds overlap: live performance versus manipulated video, presence of the bad guy versus making him disappear and cancelling him. The show explores how societies erase problematic figures and what choices and boundaries come with that.
Brecht’s First Play asks a fundamental question: does society really become safer by banning ‘monsters’, or is it society itself that is antisocial?
Kidd and Moukarzal are both artistic directors of Dead Centre, an award-winning theatre company based in Dublin. This internationally produced work by Beijing Repertory Theatre, Holland Festival, and Hong Kong Arts Festival blends theatre, video, and scenography into a visually and intellectually provocative experience.
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dates
Thu June 18 8:30 PM
Fri June 19 8:30 PM
Sat June 20 8:30 PM
prices
- default from € 30
- CJP € 15
- HF Young from € 23
- youth under 18 € 15
information
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Mandarin surtitles: English, Dutch
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1 hour 45 minutes (zonder pauze)
7:45-8:15 pm in the Pleinfoyer by Florian Hellwig
meet the artist: 19 June at 10 pm, moderator Maaike Muis
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Brecht's First Play
Ka Lam (On the Paper)
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Brecht's First Play
Hugo Yu
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Brecht's First Play
Ka Lam (On the Paper)
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Brecht's First Play
Ka Lam (On the Paper)
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Brecht's First Play
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Brecht's First Play
Ka Lam (On the Paper)
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Brecht's First Play
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