music theatre in flanders - Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen

Founded by theatre maker Ward Bal and musician Jeroen Tilkin
when they were teenage singers in the choir of the Flemish Opera,
music theatre collective De Eilandverkaveling (‘Island Allocation’)
became a professional music theatre company in 2007.
Sometime later, Tilkin persuaded his musician brothers Wouter
and Frederik into joining the collective. They were also joined by
musicians Johan Vingerhoets and Johan Sarens.
De Eilandverkaveling’s performances increasingly focus on the
interaction between text, narration, theatre and music. All music
is performed live to intensify the interaction with the audience.
For the direction of their first performance, Broers (Brothers,
2005), based on the children’s book Gebr. by Ted van Lieshout,
the collective engaged theatre maker Sven Ronsijn (Ultima Thule,
Tank!). Ronsijn also wrote and directed De Eilandverkaveling’s
second production: Kleintje of het Verlangen (2008).
The premiere of their third project, Alex, is scheduled autumn
2009.
de kolonie mt
www.bospaenc.be
De kolonie mt is a trans-disciplinary music theatre company that
wants to use the stage to break down barriers between the various
disciplines, mainly relying on live performance by the artists
– musicians, actors, dancers...
Artistically, de kolonie mt explicitly chooses for artists who feel no
need or urge to hide their vulnerability behind professionalism.
The overall intention is to make room for spontaneous inspiration,
interchange of emotions and the creative impulse during the per-
cIneMa reTro, de KolonIe MT, 2008-2009, PHoTo Koen Broos
90 91
table of contents