concept & performance Nikolas Lestaeghe, Jonathan Cant & Casimir Franken
coproduction Zonzo Compagnie, Musica Impulscentrum & C-TAKT
with thanks to Het Bos & Bronks
with the support from Vlaanderen
Bonkers Kids Rave
Nikolas Lestaeghe, Jonathan Cant & Casimir Franken
A waft of children's sweat fills the smallest disco in the country.
Hese little voices cheer to the music.
‘Parents not allowed!’, a bouncer at the door says.
‘This club is for children only.'
Adults just don't fit in with their big bodies.
The pounding beats can be heard outside.
The roof goes off.
Little ravers tear themselves away from parental authority at their first rave.
Welcome to the Bonkers Kid's Rave, a club for partygoers from age 5, operated by Nikolas Lestaeghe, Jonathan Cant and Casimir Franken. The beats of eurodance, gabber music and techno bang through the speakers and the smoke machines are running at full speed.
While adults watch from the sidelines with open mouths, this theatrical experience challenges children to let their hair down completely. In the club, actors, interactive elements and DJ sets - tailored to the right age - ensure that children find their feet in this merry rave. The little ravers leave the club with a new perspective on (their) freedom and then take adults in tow.