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Testament van een journalist Action Zoo Humain

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Testament Van Een Journalist Liggend Action Zoo Humain C Kurt Van Der Elst Kurt Van der Elst
The renowned journalist Hugo Camps looks back one more time. As a symbol of an entire generation, he says goodbye and opens his will.
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15 - 24 euros

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Dutch spoken

Because I stand here on behalf of journalism
on behalf of the written word 

because I stand here on behalf of all humanity 

because you accuse me of arrogance 

because you reproach me with my humility 

because you accuse me of hypocrisy 

because I pretend to be something I am not 

because you recognise that 

because you are as lying as I am 

because you are as scared as I am 

because you are as overconfident as I am 

because tonight I am throwing everything 

everything I have 

all my life 

because I have always done so

In a time where no one really understands how our systems work and some might trade human rights for an iPad or a subscription to the Flair-magazine, we are increasingly guided by gossip, perception and gut feeling. Never before has there been such a cacophony of information: everyone is a journalist. Is this the end of journalism?

In the new production Testament of a Journalist, director Chokri Ben Chikha and Action Zoo Humain invites the audience to a last supper to celebrate the end of journalism. At the head of the table sits host and beloved, feared and reviled journalist Hugo Camps. As a symbol of an entire generation of journalists, he says goodbye and opens his will. He looks back one more time and shares his prophecies with his followers, his traitors and the silent crowd.

 Come and join us at the table, drink the wine, break the bread and take it in. Amen.

-- This performance was created in collaboration with the late journalist and columnist Hugo Camps, who died in 2022. As Testament of a Journalist continues to gain urgency: news vs fake news, young vs old generation, journalism vs politics, we continue to play this production partly at Hugo's insistence. --

credits

with

Bert Luppes, Luiz Marquez, Maxime Waladi, Manou Selhorst

text

Hugo Camps, Erik Ward Geerlings

direction

Chokri Ben Chikha

dramaturgy

Sietske de Vries

choreoggraphy

Laura Neyskens

scenography

Luc Goedertier

Laura Neyskens, Dennis Diels, Kurt Van der Elst

music

Maxime Lenssens, Luiz Marquez

video

Messervideo

light & sound

Lars Morren, Niels Verougstraete

technical coordination

Arthur De Vuyst

costumes

Marij De Brabandere

production

Action Zoo Humain

coproduction

PerPodium

in collaboration with

NTGent

with support of

de Taxshelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Cronos Invest

thanks to

Historische Huizen Gent, Danspunt, CC Westrand, Futurn (bedrijvenpark Westgate), Van Steenbrugge Advocaten, Sirine Jendoubi, Oya Ben Chikha
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credits

with

Bert Luppes , Luiz Marquez, Maxime Waladi, Manou Selhorst

text

Hugo Camps, Erik Ward Geerlings

direction

Chokri Ben Chikha

dramaturgy

Sietske de Vries

choreoggraphy

Laura Neyskens

scenography

Luc Goedertier

Laura Neyskens, Dennis Diels , Kurt Van der Elst

music

Maxime Lenssens, Luiz Marquez

video

Messervideo

light & sound

Lars Morren, Niels Verougstraete

technical coordination

Arthur De Vuyst

costumes

Marij De Brabandere

production

Action Zoo Humain

coproduction

PerPodium

in collaboration with

NTGent

with support of

de Taxshelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Cronos Invest

thanks to

Historische Huizen Gent, Danspunt, CC Westrand, Futurn (bedrijvenpark Westgate), Van Steenbrugge Advocaten, Sirine Jendoubi, Oya Ben Chikha
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