KVS

Michael De Cock

Michael De Cock, artistic director of KVS, is an author, actor and director, amongst many other titles. From 2006 to 2016 he was director of ‘t Arsenaal in Mechelen. He has been setting out the artistic policy at KVS since the 2016-17 season.

Author

De Cock has around twenty publications to his name, which are successful nationally and internationally. His work was published in over ten languages. He has also become a prolific script writer. He adapted his play Achter de wolken into a feature film, directed by Cecilia Verheyden. In 2018 the film version of his book series Rosie en Moussa, directed by Dorothée Van Den Berghe, conquered many film buffs’ hearts.

Michael De Cock regularly contributes articles in Knack, De Standaard and De Morgen. He has been writing about Europe and migration for about twenty years and can be considered an expert in the field in the Flemish context. He travelled along the borders of Fort Europe with photographer Stephan Vanfleteren for the book Aller/Retour, which will be adapted into a film by Dorothée Van Den Berghe in 2021.

Director – theatre maker

De Cock has earned his laurels as a director with productions including Bash (NTGent), HEDDA, De Pruimelaarstraat, De koning sterft, Drie Zusters, Dood van een handelsreiziger and Odysseus. Een zwerver komt thuis. 

He started bringing the topic of migration into theatre years ago with creations including Haven010, Febar, Saw it on television/DIDN’T UNDERSTAND and Kamyon. He scored internationally with the latter two projects, set in lorries, and is creating a network from Istanbul to Ljubljana and Limoges, from Antwerp tot London. He also travelled the world (including Madrid and Montevideo) with L’Homme de La Mancha, his 2018 co-creation with Junior Mthombeni. Thanks to his background as a Romanist, De Cock maintains close contacts with various French-language companies in Brussels, Wallonia, France, Senegal and Canada.

In 2019 he helped acting legend Chris Lomme look back on her life in the solo performance Reverence and adapted Mrs Dalloway for the stage with Spanish director Carme Portaceli. In 2021 the duo takes on the challenge of creating a contemporary version of Madame Bovary – in tandem with director Jaco Van Dormael who is creating the film version Bovary, which will air on Canvas on 30 April 2021. In the Covid year of 2021 he is adapting and directing Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor for La Monnaie with Fabrice Murgia (Théâtre National) into a much-anticipated film version.

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Performances by and with Michael De Cock

    • 17.07.2021
      22:00
      SANTARCANGELO FESTIVAL 2050, Italië
      Nellospazio
    • 18.07.2021
      22:00
      SANTARCANGELO FESTIVAL 2050, Italië
      Nellospazio
    • 13.11.2021
      20:30 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 18.11.2021
      20:30 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 19.11.2021
      13:30 - 15:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 19.11.2021
      20:30 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 20.11.2021
      20:30 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 23.11.2021
      19:00 - 20:40
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 24.11.2021
      20:30 - 22:10
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 29.11.2021
      19:00
      La Rose des Vents, Villeneuve d'Ascq
      Théâtre de l'Oiseau-Mouche
    • 30.11.2021
      20:00
      La Rose des Vents, Villeneuve d'Ascq
      Théâtre de l'Oiseau-Mouche
    • 18.01.2022
      20:30
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 19.01.2022
      20:30
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 11.03.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
    • 12.03.2022
      20:00 - 21:45
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
    • 08.07.2022
      19:00 - 20:45
      Staatstheater Braunschweig, Braunschweig
      Kleines Haus
    • 09.07.2022
      19:00 - 20:45
      Staatstheater Braunschweig, Braunschweig
      Kleines Haus
    • 09.11.2022
      20:30 - 22:00
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 10.11.2022
      20:30 - 22:00
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 11.11.2022
      20:30 - 22:00
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 12.11.2022
      20:30 - 22:00
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 13.05.2023
      20:00
      Teatro Piccolo Arsenale , Venice
    • 14.05.2023
      20:00
      Teatro Piccolo Arsenale , Venice
      Teatro Piccolo Arsenale
    • 22.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      WORLD PREMIERE
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 23.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 24.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 25.06.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 28.10.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 29.10.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 30.10.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 03.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 04.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 05.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 12.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
    • 16.11.2021
      20:15 - 21:45
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
    • 30.11.2021
      20:00 - 21:30
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
    • 02.12.2021
      20:15 - 21:45
      CC Ieper, Ieper
      Perron theaterzaal
    • 17.01.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      C-mine Cultuurcentrum, Genk
      Grote zaal
    • 20.01.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      CC Sint-Niklaas, Sint-Niklaas
      Stadsschouwburg
    • 01.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
    • 02.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
    • 03.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
    • 04.02.2023
      20:30 - 22:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
    • 05.02.2023
      19:00 - 20:30
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Roja
    • 09.02.2023
      21:00 - 22:30
      Comédie de Reims, Reims
      Comédie
    • 10.02.2023
      19:00 - 20:30
      Comédie de Reims, Reims
      Comédie
    • 14.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
    • 18.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
    • 19.02.2023
      15:00 - 16:30
      Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout
      Schouwburg
    • 27.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Theater de Veste, Delft
      Rabozaal
    • 28.02.2023
      20:00 - 21:30
      Theater de Veste, Delft
      Rabozaal
    • 04.03.2023
      19:00 - 20:30
      TNC, Barcelona
      Sala Gran
    • 05.03.2023
      18:00 - 19:30
      TNC, Barcelona
      Sala Gran
    • 29.08.2020
      20:00 - 22:30
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 01.08.2021
      20:00
      THEATER AAN ZEE
      Theater aan Zee, Oostende
      College
    • 02.08.2021
      20:00
      THEATER AAN ZEE
      Theater aan Zee, Oostende
      College
    • 03.08.2021
      20:00
      THEATER AAN ZEE
      Theater aan Zee, Oostende
      College
    • 18.12.2018
      20:00
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
    • 19.12.2018
      19:00
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
    • 20.12.2018
      20:00
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
    • 21.12.2018
      20:00
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
    • 22.12.2018
      19:00
      Théâtre de Liège, Luik
      Salle de la Grande Main
    • 09.05.2019
      20:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 10.05.2019
      20:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 11.05.2019
      20:00
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 22.08.2019
      19:00
      Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas de Uruguay
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 23.08.2019
      19:00
      Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas de Uruguay
      Teatro Español, Madrid
      Sala Principal
    • 08.10.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      Le Central, La Louvière
      Le Théâtre
    • 09.10.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      Le Central, La Louvière
      Le Théâtre
    • 22.10.2019
      20:30 - 22:50
      Aula Magna, Louvain-la-Neuve
    • 24.10.2019
      19:30 - 21:50
      Aula Magna, Louvain-la-Neuve
    • 25.10.2019
      20:30 - 22:50
      Aula Magna, Louvain-la-Neuve
    • 04.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 05.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 06.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 07.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 08.12.2019
      15:00 - 17:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 10.12.2019
      18:00 - 20:20
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOL
    • 14.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
    • 15.12.2019
      15:00 - 17:20
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
    • 20.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande Salle
    • 21.12.2019
      20:00 - 22:20
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande Salle
    • 11.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 12.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 13.12.2020
      15:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 15.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 16.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 17.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 18.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 19.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 20.12.2020
      15:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 26.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 27.12.2020
      15:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 29.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 30.12.2020
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 31.12.2020
      19:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 02.01.2021
      20:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 03.01.2021
      15:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 29.05.2021
      17:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 30.05.2021
      17:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 05.06.2021
      17:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
    • 06.06.2021
      17:00
      Palais des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi
      Grande salle
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