The Van Paemel Family

Man was born to work! Shit!

Rediscover this pearl of Flemish theatre literature and take a look at Flanders today. Where we still haven't finished working, integrating and assimilating. Where classes and communities still don’t speak each other's languages. Where families are torn apart and where young and old, rich and poor, stand against each other with knives drawn, based on land and faith. Where economic migration is still a necessity. And where oppression by the 1% leads to a fierce struggle: “The Van Paemel family” in a changing world, yesterday - 1903 - and today.

Valentijn Dhaenens has travelled the world for SKaGeN over the past 12 years with the hit monologues “DegrotemonD”, “DeKleineOorlog” and “Onbezongen”. In “DeKleineOorlog”, Dhaenens duplicates himself through screens and enters into dialogue with his 7 alter egos.

In "The Van Paemel Family", Dhaenens goes even further. In each of the four acts, he plays a different central character live. The numerous antagonists, also played by Dhaenens himself, are present digitally.

For those who still doubted it: “The Van Paemel family” is not a monologue, but a taste of creativity and bravado. Additionally, Dhaenens through this staging fights with demons from our past. He has an intensive discussion with his heritage, which is also the heritage of Flanders.

GAME AND CONCEPT: Valentijn Dhaenens / TEXT: Cyriel Buysse / TECHNIQUE, FILM RECORDING AND EDITING: Jeroen Wuyts / TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SOUND: Nils Janssens /

MUSIC: Sara Salvérius / COSTUMES: Barbara De Laere, Charlotte Goethals & Charlotte Willems /

GRIME: Anaïs Wagner / STAGE ASSISTANT: Tineke De Meyer / PRODUCTION: SKaGeN & De Studio / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION: Korneel Hamers / WITH THE SUPPORT OF: The Flemish Community, PerPodium, Tax Shelter & De Studio

playlist

Thu	15/09/2022	Evergem Cultuurcentrum ism. CC De Herbakker	School
Thu	15/09/2022	Evergem Cultuurcentrum ism. CC De Herbakker
Sat	17/09/2022	Brasschaat Cultuurcentrum
Sun	18/09/2022 - 20:30	Het TheaterFestival
Fri	23/09/2022	Oudenaarde
Fri	30/09/2022 - 20u00	CC De Abdij Geraardsbergen
Fri	07/10/2022 - 20u00	Leietheater	School
Fri	07/10/2022 - 20u00	Leietheater
Sat	08/10/2022 - 20u15	CC Geel de Werft
Tue	11/10/2022	CC Beveren Ter Vesten	School
Fri	14/10/2022 - 20u15	Theaterzaal Roxy Temse
Mon	17/10/2022	CC de Bogaard Sint-Truiden
Thu	20/10/2022 - 20u00	CC Nova Wetteren
Fri	21/10/2022 - 20u30	CC Mortsel
Fri	28/10/2022 - 20u00	GC Werf 44 Schilde
Mon	07/11/2022	CC Sint-Pieters-Woluwe
Wed	09/11/2022 - 20u00	GC De Kluize Oosterzele
Tue	10/01/2023 - 20u15	Cultuurhuis De Warande Turnhout
Thu	19/01/2023 - 13u30	CC 't Schaliken	School
Sat	21/01/2023 - 20u00	Vrijetijdscentrum De Meermin Waasmunster
Sat	28/01/2023 - 20u15	Liers Cultuurcentrum
Wed	19/04/2023	DEStudio Antwerpen
Thu	20/04/2023	DEStudio Antwerpen
Fri	21/04/2023	DEStudio Antwerpen
Sat	22/04/2023 - 20u00	Zaal Roeland Lint