Stefaan Van Brabandt, Frank Focketyn & Sien Eggers - Sartre & De Beauvoir

After 'Socrates', 'Marx' and 'Spinoza', philosopher and theater maker Stefaan van Brabandt comes with the fourth part in his theater series about great philosophers. No monologue, but a dialogue this time. And between the most famous couple in the history of philosophy: Frank Focketyn and Sien Eggers play Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. What meaning does their philosophy still have today? Is the feminist struggle that de Beauvoir advocated still relevant? And what does she mean by her morality of ambiguity? What does it mean to be an authentic human being? Why are we "condemned to freedom"? And why are others according to Sartre "hell"? In 'Sartre & De Beauvoir', the cult figures of French existentialism look back on their lives and thinking. And on their turbulent love relationship. De Volkskrant ★★★★★ “'Sartre & de Beauvoir’ is performed so compellingly that you walk out of the hall almost hallucinating. (...) A sophisticated mix of biographical facts and accessible philosophizing about relationships, sex, politics and society. (...) Sien Eggers and Frank Focketyn deliver a formidable performance. In this performance, their talent coincides beautifully.” — Hein Janssen Knack ★★★★ “Frank Focketyn and Sien Eggers excel in loving (being) together during 'Sartre and de Beauvoir’. (...) A rich piece that does not idealize both philosophers but portrays them as fallible beings. (...) A dialogue in which every word is in the right place. (...) Precisely that makes this piece excellent. Focketyn and Eggers do with Van Brabandts words what the spots do with the scene image: they light up the whole thing into a beautifully stimulating scene. (...) A piece that warms your heart and soul like a proud spring sun.” — Els Van Steenberghe Cutting Edge ★★★★ “A test of rare mastery, both of the author and of the players. (...) In the downright sublime acting of Frank Focketyn and Sien Eggers, ambiguity is always lurking. Focketyn is grandiose as a playing thinker (...) Eggers is of a genuine sincerity. So sincere that it sometimes hurts. (...) Intellectually stimulating and deeply moving.” — Jan-Jakob Delanoye De Standaard ★★★★ “Lightheartedness and depth are compatible, Frank Focketyn and Sien Eggers prove. As the philosopher couple Sartre and De Beauvoir, they bring a beautiful duet.” — Gilles Michiels