In our increasingly frenetic world, we often forget that saying goodbye requires time.
But what if we prolong time?
What if we could hold on to those we have to let go of for just a little longer?
An extraordinary dialogue ensues beyond death between the one who remains and the one who goes.
A dialogue like a dance: playful and tender, full of laughter and melancholy.
A gentle, flowing waltz, a languorous tango, a slow ballet, a wild pogo, a nostalgic disco…

the mountain is a homage to the ritual of saying farewell. Farewell as reconciliation, as consolation, as the cherishing of the mystery of life and of death.

SEAWEED adresses the youngest generation and is part of our trilogy on the food of the future. It explores the search for a sustainable way of cooking that contributes to a better world. After all, it is children who will inhabit the world of tomorrow, and they have a say in shaping it. SEAWEED will premiere on October 3rd at BLOK-BLOC!

What if the hubbub of the world begins to resemble music from a horror film?
What if you lose your way in the jumble of your thoughts?
What if your imagination runs so wild that it takes your breath away?

You look for a place where you can be alone. You shut yourself off. You throw away the key. Your world shrinks and becomes dull and silent. Really silent. And then?

BAZAR is a story about apprehension about life, about an over-active imagination and losing one’s way. Until someone comes along and helps you unravel the jumble in your head.

The school day is over. A boy dawdles, reluctant to go home to his endlessly quarrelling father and mother. They argue about who can best take care of him when they separate. They fight about who doesn’t want custody.

LEFT tells the story of a boy who, weighed down by his parents’ messy divorce, decides to disappear. The audience follows his flight and the subsequent search for him. As you walk, you observe the boy’s actions. A voice filters his thoughts and feelings into your ear through a headset. His memories and dreams draw you into his world.

Tortot is a theatre adaptation of two award-winning novels by the Dutch writer Benny Lindelauf, translated into English as ‘Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart’ (2016) and ‘Whole Stories for a Half Soldier’ (2020).

Laika and Theater FroeFroe have turned the two stories into a tender-hearted show about a friendship that blossoms amidst the mud and the blood of the battlefield, amidst the banging and clanging of pots and pans, the clash of weapons and soldiers’ songs.
The heart of the story reflects Laika’s love of cooking and the end result is a sensory total spectacle. A brass band ventures into the theatre of war, portrayed with the help of FroeFroe’s rich world of puppetry. Adding further zest to the production is the conciliatory meal, so packed with aromas that you want to shake the enemy’s hand.

With this message, Laika supports the call of the Flemish cultural institutions to the Belgian government for a more decisive policy against Israel’s flagrant human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. We urge the Belgian government to work towards a ceasefire, respect for international law, and the protection of human rights organizations.