Roeshoofd - TRAUM | 5th - 6th secondary school | FULLY BOOKED

‘TRAUM’ is the second production by Roeshoofd, the company around Simon De Vos and Lukas Bulteel. For this new creation, they are inspired by the cult graphic novel ‘Maus’ by Art Spiegelman. Simon De Vos wrote a new stage script for this. Siem, a young man in his thirties, is at a crossroads in his life. His career as a theater director is not taking off, his relationship with Lucia is under pressure, and the recognition he craves from his father Garnik is not forthcoming. For his new theater production, Siem decides to record interviews with his father in the hope of finding answers to questions about a complex and painful war past. What follows is a reconstruction in which he tries to find out who he is today, and above all, who he wants to be. By situating the story in an undefined time and place and using animal masks, ‘TRAUM’ becomes an absurd allegory about a great war between Foxes and Rabbits, a frame narrative of events driven by music by Tim Vanhamel. ‘TRAUM’ is a search for what traces a beastly past leaves on the generations that follow. Theater FroeFroe creates the animal heads. Geert Van Rampelberg, Lukas Bulteel, Evelien Bosmans, and Lotte Valckenaers perform. Tim Vanhamel (Millionaire) lays a nostalgic musical blanket over it. The press on ‘Er gaat iemand komen’, the first production by Roeshoofd: Thanks to the meticulous actor direction of De Vos, the real depth in ‘Er gaat iemand komen’ lies between the lines. Every word and every action has been thoroughly thought through. (Jens Dewulf – Etcetera) Text and direction: Simon De Vos Spel: Geert Van Rampelberg, Lukas Bulteel, Evelien Bosmans and Lotte Valckenaers Muziek and acting: Tim Vanhamel Scenografie: Stef Stessel Kostuums and heads: Astrid Michaelis Licht: Mark Van Denesse Stage direction and text: Phara De Jaegere and Inke Swyzen Productie: Roeshoofd in collaboration with FroeFroe, RIF, De Klap, c o r s o www.roeshoofd.be