Who's Tupac? & dance battle
We have a jam-packed schedule for the day. At 2pm you can attend a thrilling performance of Who’s Tupac? – a huge hit last year, now back on our stage for this special occasion. And there’s plenty more to be had after the performance, when Impulsion Dance crew lights the fuse in our foyer. In a dance battle with live DJ and MC, the cream of the hip-hop crop takes on the masters of krump. Of course, we are counting on you to set our applause meters ablaze. Additionally, we have none other than Baloo The Cage and Hendrickx serving as jury members, who will have the final say over the battle results. The winners get to take home a €250 cash prize! If that doesn’t get you warm, we don’t know what will. Keen to show off your dance skills? Make sure to register ASAP via the Impulsion Dance website.
Especially for the Warmest Week, we will be operating a pay what you want principle for this performance. You pay whatever you can spare to come and see the show, we ask no questions. All proceeds go straight to Warmest Week. If you want to make an extra donation, there will be a possibility to do so, either cash or by contactless payment.
- 2pm – 3.30pm: Who’s Tupac? – performance at KVS BOL
- 5pm – 8pm: Dance battle hip-hop vs krump (Impulsion Dance), with live DJ and MC
If you can’t make it to the performance, but you do want to show your support during the dance battle, you are more than welcome: simply make your way to the foyer between 4pm and 7pm. Cures for your hunger and thirst will be available at the bar.
THUG’s out there! Who’s the greatest? Who’s the baddest? Who’s Tupac? Bring on your A-game for this talent show in search of the next Makaveli! Four candidates, one MC and for two hours “all eyez on you”.
Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s your turn to spin it. This talent show features four young people who are desperate to make it. In a competition that balances between heaven and hell, they go all out … with only one goal in mind: becoming the next Tupac.
Tupac, legendary hip-hop star, who has been dead for as long as he lived by now. The man whose mother gave him the name Tupac Amaru Shakur in honour of Túpac Amaru II, the revolutionary leader of a legendary Inca uprising in the 18th century, and one of the first liberators of the Americas. Túpac Amaru II fought for his nation and his people, just like Tupac fought for equality.
“I wanted him to have the name of revolutionary, indigenous people in the world. I wanted him to know he was part of a world culture and not just from a neighborhood ...”
— Afeni Shakur, Tupac’s mother –
His name would become a cornerstone of Tupac Shakur’s destiny. He started his rap career as a rebel with a cause and decried the injustices suffered by African Americans in his songs. He certainly didn’t have a clean slate. He worked himself up from the gutter and had a few altercations with law enforcement in the process. Like Túpac Amaru II, he got so deeply involved in his battle that it became his demise: in ’96 he was killed in a drive-by shooting, a murder that remains unsolved to this day. But Tupac’s struggle lives on: he was not just a representative of his generation, he is still a symbol of the fight for equality for current generations.
Theatre collective Jr.cE.sA.r creates an intimate and powerful musical performance inspired by rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur. After Rumble in da Jungle, Malcolm X and Dear Winnie, they bring to life the legacy of another controversial figure.
The show is your way out.
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TEKST / TEXTE / TEXT Fikry El Azzouzi REGIE / MISE EN SCÈNE / DIRECTION Junior Mthombeni MUZIEKINSTALLATIE & MUZIKALE LEIDING / INSTALLATION & DIRECTION MUSICALE / MUSICAL INSTALLATION & DIRECTION Cesar Janssens SOUNDTRACK Cesar Janssens MET / AVEC / WITH Cindy Claes, Andie Dushime, Junior Akwety, Alex Akuete & Zediam SCENOGRAFIE & LICHTONTWERP / SCÉNOGRAPHIE & CONCEPTION LUMIÈRE / SCENOGRAPHY & LIGHT DESIGN Stef Stessel KOSTUUMONTWERP / CONCEPTION DE COSTUMES / COSTUME DESIGN Lieve Pynoo BEWEGING / MOUVEMENT / MOVEMENT Lisi Estaras, Quan Bui Ngoc DRAMATURGIE / DRAMATURGY Gerardo Salinas & Robbert Van Heuven OUTSIDE EYE Younes van den Broeck INSIDE EYE Junior Akwety & Alex Akuete REGIE-ASSISTENT / ASSISTANT MISE EN SCÈNE / ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Irina Reinke ONTWERP & UITVOERING KLANKINSTALLATIE / CONCEPTION & RÉALISATION INSTALLATION SONORE / DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUND SYSTEM Ralf Nonn, Cesar Janssens PRODUCTIELEIDER / CHARGÉE DE PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION MANAGER Tanja Vrancken & Robin Hectors TECHNISCHE PRODUCTIE & TONEELMEESTER / PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE & REGIE DE PLATEAU / TECHNICAL PRODUCTION & STAGE MANAGER Nele Druyts TECHNIEK / TECHNIQUE Margareta Andersen (licht/lumières/lighting) Patrick Van Neck, Johannes Bellinck (geluid/son/sound) MACHINERIE / MACHINERY Christophe Geens, Ralf Nonn KLEEDSTER / COSTUMIÈRE / DRESSER Heidi Ehrhart BOVENTITELING / SURTITRAGE / SURTITLING Inge Floré VERTALING /TRADUCTION / TRANSLATION ENG/NL Alex Stockman, NL/ENG Trevor Perri, NL-ENG/FR Anne Vanderscheuren VERTALING / TRADUCTION / TRANSLATION + STEM / VOIX / VOICE Quechua: Amiel Cayo SPREIDING & TOURMANAGEMENT / DISTRIBUTION & TOUR MANAGEMENT Saskia Liénard PRODUCTIE / PRODUCTION KVS COPRODUCTIE / COPRODUCTION Perpodium, NNT MET DE STEUN VAN / AVEC LE SOUTIEN DE / WITH THE SUPPORT OF Tax Shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Cronos Invest en BNPPFF