The Walk
Good Chance & Handspring Puppets Company
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.
