Wonder seekers, 8+, Katrien Pierlet and Sofie Palmers

'Wonderzoekers' (Wonder Seekers) is a playful podcast series tailored for children in which Sofie Palmers (SkaGeN, fABULEUS) & Katrien Pierlet (Studio Orka, Ultima Thule) wonder about the inside of human beings. In addition to a podcast, they are also turning this into a theater performance. In this live episode, together with their guests, they take you into the wonderful feeling of 'Heimwee' (homesickness). A funny and occasionally moving search for that nagging feeling. Homesickness. Suddenly it appears, when you are lying in bed, far away from home. Because you miss your room, the smell of home, or that one stuffed animal you forgot to put in your suitcase (typical!). What is homesickness actually? Is it in your belly? In your heart? Or in your head? And when does something feel like home? Is it a place? Or can you also find home inside yourself? As true Wonder Seekers, Sofie and Katrien know what to do. In this live podcast, they go in search of tips to make homesickness better. They meet a house that misses its inhabitants and wonder if animals also get homesick. Migratory birds, perhaps? And what if you have two houses because your parents live apart, or your family was born in another country? Sofie sets out, all alone, to feel if she can still get homesick as an adult, while her sister builds a first-aid-for-homesickness kit. cast and concept Sofie Palmers & Katrien Pierlet - voices Guga Baúl, Winny Ang, Aicha, Sofie Palmers, Katrien Pierlet - sound design Wederik De Backer - music Michiel Van Cleuvenbergen and Ephraïm Cielen - lyrics Claudia Nieuwenhuyzen - scenography Saskia Louwaard - coaching Wanda Eyckerman - sound dramaturgy Wannes Deneer - business support Eline De Waele - in collaboration with and supported by Stad Leuven, De Grote Post, deAuteurs, SABAM, the Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Fonds Pascal Decroos - with thanks to Tinneke van Ransbeeck, Pascal Lervant, Veerle Soyez VUB, 30CC, CC Het Gasthuis, c o r s o, Kinderwerking Fabota, Basisschool De Toverwijzer, Tico Bierbeek, Winny Ang and Aicha - © photo Niels Beaufays and Mathias Deleye