E. Olaerts, S. Beersmans, E. Meeusen and I. Samad - Showcase

Against the backdrop of an impending bankruptcy due to the arrival of a large bookstore chain, a small independent bookstore offers a refuge to young people with a reading list, those lost in life and love, and a writer with writer’s block. ‘Vitrine’ (Showcase) is a performance about steadfastness and comfort and about how the power of literature can be greater than you think. What if all our lives are being written right now? ‘Vitrine’ is a site-specific theater performance that plays in bookstores and refers in content to the romantic comedy. A performance with a brand-new theater script that does not shy away from the grand gesture. An ode to the genre of the romantic comedy and a plea for the book trade. Tekst Steven Beersmans and Ellis Meeusen Spel Els Olaerts, Steven Beersmans, Ellis Meeusen and Idalie Samad Licht Sander Salden and Lieke Oolders With thanks to Bart Bogaert, Sabien Van Herzele & FERNAND speelt vzw, Nico Boon, Aline Nuyens, Bram Kelchtermans and bookstore Boekarest Leuven. With support from CC De Steiger Menen, deAuteurs and Stad Leuven.