FATHERLAND

"WE ARE THE NEOCOLONISERS, we can definitely be. We are nothing special - this we already knew - but colonialism created diaspora which created our breed. We are so part of the equation and so part of the problem. We should probably never be fully legitimate. We should never fully belong. We should never feel too comfortable," schrijven Yasmine Deroui en Myra Schouten in hun brief.
Deze performance is een coming-of-age trip langs de weg van erfgoed, waar de persoonlijke ervaringen van Yasmine en Myra over de geschiedenis van migratie gelegd worden. Instinctief transformeren Yasmine en Myra het podium tot een ruimte tussenin voor diaspora kids die op de tippen van hun tenen tussen eigen maken en toe-eigening. Fatherland volgt zowel hun successen als hun falen, terwijl Yasmine en Myra ondertussen leren troost te vinden in het niet-behoren en bewegen tussen culturen.

The sounddesign is made by Mitzi Beesemer. As an outside eye we worked with Leila Anderson.
The development of this performance is supported by the following partners: Platform In De Maak, Podium Bloos and Mestizo Arts Platform
And a big thank you to Arenberg, CC De Ploter, Kunstenwerkplaats, RADAR Mechelen, Metarage and 30CC Leuven.
The photo is taken by Rosa Álvarez Solano and styling is done by Julia Oppenheim

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“WE ARE THE NEOCOLONISERS, we can definitely be. We are nothing special - this we already knew - but colonialism created diaspora which created our breed. We are so part of the equation and so part of the problem. We should probably never be fully legitimate. We should never fully belong. We should never feel too comfortable.” - a passage from Yasmine and Myra's letter.
The performance is a coming-of-age journey along the road of heritage, layering our personal experiences with the history of migration. We instinctively transform the stage into an in-between space for diaspora kids who tiptoe on the edge between reclamation and appropriation. It follows both our successes and our failures, as we learn to find solace in not belonging and in moving between cultures.

Sounddesign door Mitzi Beesemer. Leila Anderson als outside-eye.
De ontwikkeling van de performance is ondersteund door: Platform In De Maak, Arenberg, Podium Bloos en Mestizo Arts Platform
Mede dankzij Arenberg, CC De Ploter, Kunstenwerkplaats, RADAR Mechelen, Metarage en 30CC Leuven.
Promobeeld is gemaakt door Rosa Álvarez Solano en de styling is gedaan door Julia Oppenheim.