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The Procession

A procession from Flanders to Dubai during the NTGent Opening Weekend

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen / The Lion of Flanders

De Leeuw van Vlaanderen is an extremely intense hour of musical theatre, without boredom or weak moments, hopping from art and popular culture, from repugnance and amazement, between protest and acceptance. And had we already told you that the new Flemish lion has long dreadlocks?

De Ceremony / The Ceremony

Ben Chikha plays with the audience and the economic exploitation of the (ex-) colonies in a subtle way. (...) The images are strong. They breathe engagement, idealism and enthusiasm.

Cutculture

What is culture? Should culture bite or should it make no sense at all? Depends on how you look at it. Four women and one man in a variety of ‘positions’, exaggerated and malformed!

The Truth Commission - © Kurt Van der Elst

15.10.2018 - The truth about Expo '58 in the Belgian Senate

This year, Brussels is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Expo '58, the world exhibition that attracted more than forty million visitors to the foot of the Atomium in 1958, as well as the exhibition that showed 278 Congolese from Belgian Congo as attractions in a counterfeit village. Moreover, the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren reopened its doors in

Chokri Ben Chikha

Artistic director/theatre maker, researcher

The Procession - © Action Zoo Humain

02.10.2018 - Impressions of 'The Procession'

During the opening weekend of NTGent, Action Zoo Humain laid the first stones for the Flemish pavilion at the world exhibition in Dubai in 2020. The company was looking for Flanders' most valuable export product to conquer Dubai and found that valuable asset in the interface between art and science: what makes Flanders unique is the DNA of our

Chokri Ben Chikha - © Anna van Kooij

10.09.2018 - State of the Theatre calls on artists to oppose

On 6 September 2018 artistic director and researcher (KASK/School of Arts/HoGent) Chokri Ben Chikha opened the Nederlands Theater Festival in Amsterdam. In his State of the Theatre he pleaded for more decisiveness in the theatre and stressed the strength of artistic truth. His speech was received by the audience with intense emotions. The speech

Chokri Ben Chikha - © Kurt Van der Elst

30.08.2018 - Chokri Ben Chikha opens the Dutch Theatre Festival 2018

At the start of the new cultural season, artistic director and researcher (KASK/School of Arts/HoGent) Chokri Ben Chikha will be launching the Nederlands Theater Festival in Amsterdam. With his State of the Theatre, the annual opening speech of the festival, he will set out his vision of the contemporary theatre landscape. Lot Vekemans, the speaker

Rehearsal in Mu.ZEE - © Action Zoo Humain

24.07.2018 - Action Zoo Humain occupies Ostend

Action Zoo Humain also has a summer holiday. Soon we will travel with the whole team to the Belgian coast for a few days. On the 30th and 31st of July our performance Amnesty/Amnesia can be seen at Theater aan Zee (TAZ) and on the 2nd August the company organizes theatrical tours through the exhibition A conversation between collections from

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