The last tree (6+) - Laika

In a world where all trees have been felled - sawn into planks, split into firewood, ground into toothpicks, crushed into pulp - life takes place between stone and plastic. One day, a child hears a strange sound under the floor of her room. A creaking, rustling, thumping rhythm. It turns out to be a tree, whose twigs are slowly pushing through the concrete. The very first tree the child ever saw. When large machines threaten to remove the tree to make way for an 'air purification center', the child must choose: stay silent or take action. Michai Geyzen previously made three Laika performances that scored very high at the Krokusfestival: De passant (2017), Vuur/toren (2022), and de berg (2026). Because trees have existed for so much longer than humans, they teach us about our history and our future. All this takes shape in a lively dialogue between the last tree and a child. The last tree thus becomes a visual, poetic, and musical adventure about how even one child can make a world of difference. concept & direction Michai Geyzen / acting Robbert Vervloet & Mira Cole / dramaturgy Mieke Versyp / music Ephraïm Cielen / scenography & costumes Jana Roos / © Liesa Van Dyck laika.be