Mission 2026 - Hetty Helsmoortel

In 2026, Hetty turned 40. According to average life expectancy, she is statistically somewhere in the middle. Urgently time to take stock. Because ever since the day she could read, her existence has been filled with science and curiosity. Collecting stones, drawing robots, or trying to build the most stable sandcastles on the beach of Ostend. But does science also remain that faithful ally in the second half of her life? What if she gets a diagnosis at 75 for which there is no treatment yet? Will she then not be angry because there was perhaps too much dawdling somewhere in 2026? Or just grateful for the things that did move forward in that year? Will that newest wash-build-robot, for which the basis might be laid in 2026, become a blessing by then… or just an extra device that we have to descale? Because have we actually really gained more time since the invention of the dishwasher and the dryer? And does her childlike enthusiasm about the new and ever-further exploration of space – with the moon at the forefront in 2026 – remain standing? Even if that moon might have become a place by then where we have gone to look for as many dreams as raw materials? In ‘Missie 2026’, Hetty’s hope, humor, and wonder come together again. She looks in her own way at the most striking scientific events of 2026. For the sixth time in a row, she sends the audience back into the world after her show with appetite and a head full of new insights. Over Hetty Helsmoortel: Wetenschapswatcher Hetty Helsmoortel is a woman with a mission. She wants to inspire everyone with her passion for science and technology, and she does that in the most diverse ways. For example, she is artistic director of Nerdland Festival: the largest science festival in the Benelux that easily attracts 30,000 visitors. She is also part of the intergalactically popular Nerdland Podcast. Met de Nerdland Scheurkalender she hangs together with Lieven Scheire in many a Flemish toilet, and she wrote several bestsellers in the Nerdland book series. As a science watcher, she is also a welcome guest on radio and television. As the icing on the cake, she has been listing the most striking science news of the year since 2021 in her witty theater tour ‘Missie’. After a doctorate in health sciences and eight years of cancer research, her true calling has surfaced: giving science the place it deserves in our society, in the midst of people. Because we live in a world that is becoming increasingly complex and chaotic. And in such a context, science can offer a foothold. The press on Hetty Helsmoortel: "Hetty Helsmoortel proves that science can not only inform and amaze, but also entertain.” (De Standaard) “A full-grown show that sends you into the future with much more knowledge of matters and a sturdy straw of hope. Hetty Helsmoortel is firmly on course to become the favorite science comedian.” (Knack Focus) “You don't have to be a nerd to find all that fascinating.” (First reaction after the show at the cloakroom) Schouwburg Kortrijk is a proud UiTPAS partner. Save UiTPAS points during the performance. Are you entitled to a ticket at an increased allowance? Keep your UiTPAS at hand and book your ticket online or by phone at 056 23 98 55. You can also visit our ticket counter. Be sure to bring your UiTPAS with you.