Powerplay
EVENING PROGRAMME
A cancelled actor and a young actress are preparing for POWERPLAY.
The actress agreed to the project because she feels it’s important to talk about power dynamics within the performing arts sector. She is headstrong and above all wants to feel “something”: to get on the floor, to play! Faced with that much bravado, the actor falters. He reasons, reflects, freezes…
Between them lies a generation gap, a difference in training, and the power imbalance between a fallen star and a rising talent.
For POWERPLAY, Valentijn Dhaenens sits in the director’s chair. He spoke with actors Bruno Vanden Broecke and Andie Dushime about their personal experiences. Together they investigate: has theatre become a minefield under the influence of social sensitivities? And can theatre still exist under these circumstances?
Meet the Team
Bruno Vanden Broecke
Bruno Vanden Broecke is one of the KVS faces and a celebrated actor in theatre, movies and television.
Valentijn Dhaenens
Valentijn Dhaenens (°Ghent, 1976) is a theatre and film actor.
Andie Dushime
Andie Dushime (º1995, Kigali) is a Belgian / Rwandan actress and model (la fille d'o).
Art in times of war
Michael Disanka and Valentijn Dhaenens in conversation
In the studio with
Valentijn Dhaenens
Credits
CONCEPT, TEXT & DIRECTION Valentijn Dhaenens PERFORMANCE & MUSIC Bruno Vanden Broecke & Andie Dushime DRAMATURGY & SURTITLING Tineke De Meyer COSTUME Andie Dushime OUTSIDE EYES Aminata Demba STAGE MANAGER & ASSISTENT SCENOGRAPHY Lieven Symaeys PRODUCTION MANAGERLise Bruynseels SOUND DESIGN Patrick Van Neck LIGHT DESIGN Geert Drobé PRODUCTION KVS COPRODUCTION Perpodium WITH THE SUPPORT OF the taxshelter of the Belgian federal government