Der bleiche Baron

KOPERGIETERY & KGbe, Belgium
SPOM International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences

He is the great ruler of the underwater kingdom, shamelessly grabbing the last bite, and no one dares contradict him: The Pale Baron is always right. He can do and knows everything. What he absolutely cannot stand are poets. They deeply disturb him, for in and between their lines they hide all sorts of things, and that can be dangerous for the Pale Baron. Questions also make him uneasy, which is why they are strictly forbidden in his realm.

But children ask questions, lots of them: Why, for example, is the sea level constantly rising, and what does the pale baron intend to do about it? Or where have all the poets gone, and why? These questions also haunt the musicians Felka and Felix. With their small, revolutionary singalong show, the two secretly tour underground.

A plea for art, poetry, friendship and freedom – in an authoritarian state that hunts down all those who are different, who ask questions and resist the dictates of utility.

CONCEPT & IDEA & GAME & MUSIC
Anna Vercammen
Joeri Cnapelinckx

ARTISTIC COACH
Joris Van den Brande

STAGE
Michel Soete

COSTUME
Joke Raes

AGREE
Lore Dejonckheere

CLAY
Jonas De Wulf

LIGHT
Jeroen Doise

TECHNOLOGY
Lene Maesen
Niels Verougstraete

EQUIPMENT
Kris Van Oudenhove
Poland Demeulemeester
Jonas De Wulf
Gielke Smet

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Maaike Scheltjens

PRODUCTION
Kopergietery & KGbe