Pieter Verelst - Always on

In his new comedy performance, Pieter Verelst gives an honest look at what is really going on in that absurd head of his. ‘Altijd Aan’ is a recognizable performance about wanting to live, wanting to experience everything, being a lot for others, but still just a little too little for yourself. How do I become normal? Do I even want to be normal? And what is wrong with a bit of chaos and a unique view of the world? Join Pieter in search of his ‘off switch’ in that wild, witty jungle of his: his brain! Over Pieter Cabaretier, comedian, actor,... you cannot put one label on Pieter Verelst. He studied and took his first comedy steps in the Netherlands. In 2014, he debuted with his comedy show ‘Mijn Broer and I’ and immediately won the Groninger Studenten Cabaret Festival. Two years later, he also won Cameretten, in the wake of Theo Maassen and Hans Teeuwen. This opened the big gate to Flanders and he was, just like Jade Mintjes, seen as one of the 8 promises in ‘Voor De Leeuwen’ on één, vrt. With his second comedy show ‘Amai’ and his next, ‘Ten Aarzel’, he has put himself on the map for good as a comedian. He received rave reviews and was seen as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. Press about ‘Altijd Aan’ “Pieter simply makes cabaret like no other.” - De Standaard * * * * * “Pieter Verelst has been one of our most interesting comedians for years. And he remains so with Altijd Aan. Rottenly talented.” - De Morgen * * * * “A performance as full, weird, surprising, and exuberant as his own brain.” - Humo * * * * “With the help of decor, music, and a lot of surprising attributes, Verelst convincingly creates a theater chaos.” - De Volkskrant “With ‘Altijd Aan’, Pieter Verelst proves again to belong to the toughest comedians of Flanders: a show that serves up roaring laughter, chaos, and emotion at the same time.” - Theaterparadijs * * * * * www.pieterverelst.be