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Cesar Janssens

Cesar Janssens is an autodidact multiinstrumentalist and composer, and is among the top rank in Belgium.

The first band he performed in, The Kids, gained international renown. He was for a long time Raymond van het Groenewoud’s drummer and as a session musician and live accompanist has played with numerous other artists (Roland, Helmut Lotti, Bart Peeters, Kommil Foo, Ronny Mosuse etc.). He has surprised the theatre world with his very unusual compositions and soundscapes, for productions including Reizen Jihad (SinCollectief) and Hannibal (t,arsenaal Mechelen). He joined forces with Junior Mthombeni and Fikry ElAzzouzi to form the collective Jr.cE.sA.r, with whom he created Malcolm X, Drarrie in de nacht, Dear Winnie, and Who's Tupac?.

PHOTOS
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Performances by and with Cesar Janssens

  • R.I.S.A (Reckless Idiots Seeking for Absolution)

    Jr.cE.sA.r / KVS
    Thu 14.03.2024 - Sat 30.03.2024
    Join the revolution with a smile. The world is at our smiling feet, we collectively laugh in the face of it.
    14.03.2024
    -
    30.03.2024
    Past event
    • 14.03.2024
      20:00 - 21:20
      PREMIERE
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 15.03.2024
      20:00 - 21:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 16.03.2024
      20:00 - 21:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 19.03.2024
      19:00 - 20:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 21.03.2024
      13:30 - 14:50
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 22.03.2024
      20:00 - 21:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 29.03.2024
      20:00 - 21:20
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event
    • 30.03.2024
      20:00 - 21:20
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event

  • Who's Tupac?

    Jr.cE.sA.r / NNT & KVS
    Tue 07.09.2021 - Fri 04.08.2023
    This talent show features four young people who are desperate to make it. With only one goal in mind: becoming the next Tupac.
    07.09.2021
    -
    04.08.2023
    Past event
    • 07.09.2021
      20:00 - 22:00
      TRY OUT
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 08.09.2021
      20:00 - 22:00
      TRY OUT
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 09.09.2021
      20:00 - 22:00
      TRY OUT
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 10.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 11.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 15.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 16.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 17.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 18.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 21.09.2021
      19:00 - 20:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 22.09.2021
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 16.12.2022
      20:00 - 21:30
      with afterparty
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 17.12.2022
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 21.12.2022
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 22.12.2022
      20:00 - 21:30
      with afterparty
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 08.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      CC Brugge, Brugge
      Magdalenazaal MaZ
      Past event
    • 15.02.2023
      20:15 - 21:45
      Stadsschouwburg Kortrijk, Kortrijk
      Schouwburgzaal
      Past event
    • 09.03.2023
      20:15 - 21:45
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 11.03.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 12.03.2023
      15:00 - 16:30
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 15.03.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht
      Douwe Egbertszaal
      Past event
    • 17.03.2023
      20:00
      Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 23.03.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event
    • 24.03.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event
    • 27.03.2023
      20:15 - 21:45
      SPOT, Groningen
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 03.08.2023
      20:30 - 22:15
      Theater aan Zee, Oostende
      Loods NMBS
      Past event
    • 04.08.2023
      20:30 - 22:15
      Theater aan Zee, Oostende
      Loods NMBS
      Past event

  • Dear Winnie,

    Jr.cE.sA.r, KVS & NNT
    Sat 30.11.2019 - Wed 26.07.2023
    A musical performance about the infectious power of exceptional people, following in the footsteps of Winnie Mandela
    30.11.2019
    -
    26.07.2023
    Past event
    • 30.11.2019
      20:15
      PREMIERE
      SPOT, Groningen
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 07.12.2019
      20:00
      Wilminktheater, Enschede
      PAY.Zaal
      Past event
    • 11.12.2019
      20:00
      Theater Geert Teis, Stadskanaal
      Theaterzaal
      Past event
    • 12.12.2019
      20:00
      De Lawei, Drachten
      Grote zaal
      Past event
    • 14.12.2019
      20:15
      Theaters Tilburg, Tilburg
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 17.12.2019
      20:15
      Theater Haarlem, Haarlem
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 18.12.2019
      20:00
      De Nieuwe Kolk, Assen
      Grote Zaal
      Past event
    • 08.01.2020
      20:00
      Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht
      Papyruszaal
      Past event
    • 09.01.2020
      20:15
      Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 10.01.2020
      20:15
      Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 11.01.2020
      20:00
      Internationaal Theater, Amsterdam
      Grote Zaal
      Past event
    • 12.01.2020
      15:00
      Internationaal Theater, Amsterdam
      Grote Zaal
      Past event
    • 13.01.2020
      19:30
      Internationaal Theater, Amsterdam
      Grote Zaal
      Past event
    • 16.01.2020
      20:00
      Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Kerkrade
      Grote Zaal Kerkrade
      Past event
    • 24.01.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 25.01.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 28.01.2020
      12:30 - 14:15
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 29.01.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 30.01.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 31.01.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 01.02.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 05.02.2020
      20:15
      SPOT, Groningen
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 06.02.2020
      20:15
      SPOT, Groningen
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 07.02.2020
      20:15
      SPOT, Groningen
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 08.02.2020
      20:15
      SPOT, Groningen
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 11.02.2020
      20:15
      Het Nationale Theater, Den Haag
      Koninklijke Schouwburg Grote zaal
      Past event
    • 12.02.2020
      20:15
      De Voorveghter, Hardenberg
      Grote Zaal
      Past event
    • 13.02.2020
      20:30
      Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie, Leeuwarden
      Rabobankzaal - middenzaal
      Past event
    • 15.02.2020
      20:30
      Chassé Theater, Breda
      Koninklijke drukkerij Em. De Jongzaal
      Past event
    • 17.02.2020
      20:15
      Stadstheater, Arnhem
      Grote zaal
      Past event
    • 18.02.2020
      20:15
      Het Park, Hoorn
      Hamletzaal
      Past event
    • 19.02.2020
      20:15
      Leidse Schouwburg, Leiden
      Past event
    • 21.02.2020
      20:00
      Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht
      Douwe Egbertszaal
      Past event
    • 12.03.2020
      20:15
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 07.09.2020
      20:30
      Nederlands Theaterfestival
      Internationaal Theater, Amsterdam
      Grote Zaal
      Past event
    • 10.09.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      Het Theaterfestival
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 11.09.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      Het Theaterfestival
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 11.09.2020
      20:00 - 21:45
      LIVESTREAM VIA 247.KVS.BE
      At home, Earth
      Online
      Past event
    • 18.09.2020
      19:00
      Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
      Past event
    • 19.09.2020
      19:00
      Openluchttheater Rivierenhof, Deurne
      Past event
    • 14.07.2021
      20:30 - 22:15
      GREC, Festival de Barcelona, Barcelona
      Teatre Lliure Montjuïc
      Past event
    • 15.07.2021
      20:30 - 22:15
      GREC, Festival de Barcelona, Barcelona
      Teatre Lliure Montjuïc
      Past event
    • 14.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 15.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 16.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 19.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 20.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 21.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 26.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 27.01.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
      Past event
    • 05.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      CC Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 08.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      CCHA, Hasselt
      theaterzaal/concertzaal
      Past event
    • 10.02.2022
      20:15 - 22:00
      Stadsschouwburg Kortrijk, Kortrijk
      Schouwburgzaal
      Past event
    • 13.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      30CC, Leuven
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 17.02.2022
      20:15 - 22:00
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 18.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      CC De Werf, Aalst
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 19.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      Cultuurcentrum Brugge, Brugge
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 24.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      CC De Grote Post, Oostende
      DGP
      Past event
    • 25.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 26.02.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 08.03.2022
      09:00 - 23:00
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event
    • 09.03.2022
      14:00 - 23:00
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
      Past event
    • 11.03.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
      Past event
    • 12.03.2022
      19:00 - 20:45
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
      Past event
    • 13.03.2022
      16:00 - 17:45
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
      Past event
    • 26.07.2023
      20:00 - 21:45
      Kursaal, Oostende
      Past event

  • Malcolm X

    Jr.cE.sA.r (Junior Mthombeni, Cesar Janssens & Fikry El Azzouzi) / KVS
    Fri 22.03.2019 - Mon 14.12.2020
    We translate the story of Malcolm X’s struggle to today’s city through such urban art forms as slam poetry and hip hop
    22.03.2019
    -
    14.12.2020
    Past event
    • 22.03.2019
      20:00
      Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht
      Douwe Egbertszaal
      Past event
    • 06.04.2019
      20:00
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 14.12.2020
      -
      30.06.2021
      From 20:00
      ONLINE
      At home, Earth
      Online
      Past event

  • Sangoma Flight

    Junior Mthombeni, Cesar Janssens, Arne Demets & Pieter Van Bogaert
    Fri 21.08.2020 and Sat 22.08.2020
    Een soul- en bluesgerichte ode aan onze roots
    KVS, Brussels
    Achterplein BOL
    21.08.2020
    and
    22.08.2020
    Past event
    • 21.08.2020
      20:00 - 21:00
      KVS, Brussels
      Achterplein BOL
      Past event
    • 22.08.2020
      20:00 - 21:00
      KVS, Brussels
      Achterplein BOL
      Past event

  • Drarrie in de nacht

    Jr.cE.sA.r (Junior Mthombeni, Cesar Janssens & Fikry El Azzouzi) / KVS
    Tue 12.03.2019 - Mon 01.04.2019
    Four guys flirt with the night, but it remains unperturbed
    12.03.2019
    -
    01.04.2019
    Past event
    • 12.03.2019
      18:00 - 19:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
      Past event
    • 13.03.2019
      20:30 - 21:50
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
      Past event
    • 14.03.2019
      20:30 - 21:50
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
      Past event
    • 16.03.2019
      20:15
      Stadsschouwburg Kortrijk, Kortrijk
      Schouwburgzaal
      Past event
    • 26.03.2019
      20:00
      CC Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas
      Stadsschouwburg
      Past event
    • 28.03.2019
      20:00
      30CC, Leuven
      Schouwburg
      Past event
    • 01.04.2019
      20:15
      C-mine Cultuurcentrum, Genk
      Grote zaal
      Past event

Dear Winnie portrayed

In this short documentary, young filmmakers Jaan Stevens and Aisha Adepoju aim their camera at three actresses from Dear Winnie. Alesandra Seutin, Tutu Puoane and Andie Dushime reflect on the past and…

This is what the audience thought of Dear Winnie

An evening that will reverberate for a long time, that much was clear from your reactions. Because we cherish your opinions, and because a sound is only real once it is heard, we have collected your r…

Tupac: how it started

City dramaturge Gerardo Salinas in conversation with writer Fikry El Azzouzi and actor Junior Akwety, who takes on one of the lead roles. 
Interview