Through Kunstenaars in de klas, KVS brings theatre and young people together in the classroom. Through accessible, creative workshops, students discover the performing arts not only as spectators, but also by actively taking part themselves. They are given the space to experiment, create and develop their own theatrical language.

Theatre is not something every young person is naturally familiar with or has access to. That is why KVS, through Kunstenaars in de klas, aims to introduce as many young people as possible to theatre and dance. Each project centres on a KVS production, inviting students to explore, play and create for themselves. In doing so, they discover the performing arts from the inside, develop their imagination and learn how many different ways there are to tell a story.

WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE?

The project builds on previous programmes in various schools, developed in collaboration with different artists, including Lisette Ma Neza, Junior Akwety, Aicha Cissé and Barbara T’Jonck.

This season (2026-2027), Junior Akwety and Barbara T’Jonck are working with students from Sint-Guido-Instituut in Anderlecht over the course of twenty classroom hours. Through theatre and improvisation exercises, they work together towards an in-class presentation, exploring themes from the KVS production COPYRIOT.

By getting to know the students and their world, and bringing their experiences into dialogue with the ways of thinking explored in theatre, the artists invite them to look at themselves, each other and the world from a different perspective.