Liefde/Amour

How far should you go, how much should you endure before you can say you’ve tried everything? They say there’s no such thing as failure, and that every break-up is an experience that strengthens us for new adventures. But is that true of love? What do the end of our love experiences tell us about ourselves? And do we attach too much value to the word ‘love’? Should we lighten the load we ascribe to it and redefine the concept? And to do so, shouldn’t we start at the end?

When KVS face Pitcho Womba Konga (known for his creations Kuzikiliza and Fire Will Become Ashes, But Not Now) encountered the novel L’amour est très surestimé (Love Is Very Overrated) by French-Algerian writer Brigitte Giraud a few years back, new doors opened for him. He began to question what role love can, and should, play in a person’s life, and whether we are defining the concept too narrowly. In a style that mixes theatre, slam poetry and singing, the director invites us to explore the leaps and bounds of love through a collage of stories, seasoned with a mix of electro, gospel, Afro beats, and chanson. The incredible cast consists of Lisette Ma Neza, Marie Daulne, Clarice Malamba (Nsangu), Rokia Bamba and Caro Abutoh. 

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TEKST | TEXTE | TEXT BRIGITTE GIRAUD REGIE | MISE EN SCÈNE | DIRECTION PITCHO WOMBA KONGA ADAPTATIE | ADAPTATION | ADAPTATION PITCHO WOMBA KONGA & DINA DOOREMAN SPEL, MUZIEK EN SONGTEKSTEN | PERFORMANCE, MUSIQUE AND TEXTES DES CHANSONS | PERFORMANCE, MUSIC AND LYRICS LISETTE MA NEZA, MARIE DAULNE, CLARICE MALAMBA (NSANGU), ROKIA BAMBA, CARO ABUTOH BEWEGINGSREGIE | DIRECTION DU MOUVEMENT | MOVEMENT DIRECTION MOYA MICHAEL KOSTUUMONTWERP | CONCEPTION COSTUMES | COSTUME DESIGN CAROLINE FAINKE SCENOGRAFIE | SCÉNOGRAPHIE | SCENOGRAPHY LENA MARIËN DRAMATURGIE | DRAMATURGY DINA DOOREMAN & JUNIOR AKWETY COACHING CATHERINE RANS LICHTONTWERP | CONCEPTION LUMIÈRE | LIGHT DESIGN MICHAËL JANSSENS GELUIDSTECHNIEK | TECHNIQUE DE SON | SOUND TECHNICIAN NOE DERVAUX PRODUCTIELEIDING | DIRECTRICE DE PRODUCTION | PRODUCTION MANAGER LISE BRUYNSEELS TONEELMEESTER | RÉGISSEUR GÉNÉRALE | STAGE MANAGER LIEVEN SYMAEYS BOVENTITELING | SURTITRAGE | SURTITLING INGE FLORE PRODUCTIE | PRODUCTION KVS COPRODUCTIE | COPRODUCTION CENTRAL LA LOUVIÈRE, PERPODIUM MET DE STEUN VAN |AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE | WITH THE SUPPORT OF TAX SHELTER VAN DE BELGISCHE FEDERALE OVERHEID VIA CRONOS INVEST