No more monologue

“Bonjour” I always said
and I jumped out of bed and ran outside
On my bare feet
On the warm ground

Africa

Bonjour, I always said
Hello warm earth!
Hello warm sun!
Hello hot birds!

But what do I mean by that?
Why am I saying this?
Why am I saying this to you?

A young man tries to build a future in a new country but is confronted with a reality that is very difficult for him to come to grips with. The text is inspired by 'Le Horla' by Guy de Maupassant. 'Never again a monologue' is a work in progress, the development of a creation with the Senegalese actor Idy Mbengue.

Result

• 1 presentation in Rataplan (October 14, 2018)
• 70 spectators

Credits

• Artistic: Idy Mbenge in collaboration with Luk Nys (game coach, text)
• Organizational: WIPCOOP and Rataplan
• Support:  Borgerhout district