Het Kwartier/Mariën & von Winckelmann and theater arsenaal - KAMP

In KAMP (CAMP), propaganda is used to present the exclusion of a population group as completely normal. With a smile, in prime time. At the same time, we see how those citizens in turn make up stories and thus succeed in creating their own livable reality. No matter how small. Regimes have been launching fake news and conspiracy theories as a pretext for war for centuries. So-called minorities have been isolated for just as long via false promises in reservations, in ‘holiday camps’ or ‘improvement programs’. Both in the past and now. With a sharp text full of black humor, KAMP swings back and forth over the sometimes thin line between propaganda and deception, between objective truth and online reviews, between acting and surviving. “In times of growing polarization, the performance shows the many shades between black and white through the humanity of its characters. Including a confronting look in the mirror for the spectators.” – Nina Dillen, De Tijd