de Man in de Boot (The Man in The Boat)

concept, director, scenographer: Niek Kortekaas

production: Monty/Zomer Van Antwerpen

21- 31 July 1999

For this large-scaled performance on the former ship-building site called 'Cockerill Yards' near Antwerp (40 by 300 meters) a 60 meter long stage-boat was built with a large water-reservoir inside it that served as a stage. The audience was first lead through the ship building site and was then assembled inside the boat.
Niek Kortekaas brought together a cast of artists from different artistic fields:actors Maarten Wansink, Lukas Smolders, Greta Van Langendonck, counter-tenor Gary Boyce, juggler/fire-artist Sven Roelandts, performers Ilse Wanten and Toon Van Ishoven who also designed video-projections, DJ Daniel Janssens, dancer/singer Isnel Da Silveira a.o.

videoclip (1 min, .wmv, 4 MB)