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De verse tijd

الوقت الجديد

Toneelhuis, Dood Paard, Mokhallad Rasem, Kuno Bakker

The two theatre-makers, Mokhallad Rasem and Kuno Bakker, carry out a series of conversations about their relations with respect to each other and their surroundings. Humorous as well as painful, poetic as well as banal.

A search by two wayward spirits for common ground. Together the parts tell a frame story about two men who, in spite of their differences, look for the common ground where their lives touch and enrich each other. Or where perhaps they should leave each other alone.

In the heart-to-heart talk about these differences, the audience is invited to think along and define their own position. 


Can we simply perform without
talking about anything?
Can we throw out all the words
and start over?
Can’t we just: You’re this and I’m that?

Selected for Het TheaterFestival 2019!
"A magnificent and disarming monument to rapprochement and dialogue. A production that emboldens openness in the public." – Jury’s report

Their heartfelt talks are reminiscent of Toon Tellegen’s stories of the grasshopper and the ant, but now it’s two people: two men from different cultures who are curious about each other, finding some things a little strange, other things rather odd; two lives that touch upon, complement, and enrich each other.

"Bakker and Rasem are born entertainers who are a perfect duo. While they do not avoid heavy subjects, they remain light-hearted."

Ewoud Ceulemans in De Morgen *** , 8 November 2018

"It is to their credit that these two theatre-makers examine their differences beyond the obvious aspects of cultural diversity."

Gilles Michiels in De Standaard *** , 9 November 2018

"Despite the discomfort brought about by their divergent views of art and life, the men always end up sincerely embracing each other. As such, the performance is a moving ode to the equitable exchange of ideas."

"In Bakker, we mostly recognize the sensible Westerner; Rasem is the sensitive Iraqi who turns to poetry for everything. But the makers do not get distracted by this contradistinction. In the same way that a cello sonata from Brahms matches beautifully with an Arabic song at the end of the show, De verse tijd expresses a continual curiosity about the other and the other’s world. And that feels good."

"De verse tijd is a charming performance by two men who affectionately explore their differences instead glossing them over, and who look for the points where their lives touch upon and enrich each other."

by and with

  • Mokhallad Rasem
  • Kuno Bakker

video and lighting design

  • Julian Maiwald

production

  • Dood Paard

coproduction

  • Toneelhuis

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  1. Wednesday 7 November 2018 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  2. Thursday 8 November 2018 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  3. Friday 9 November 2018 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  4. Saturday 10 November 2018 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  5. Thursday 15 November 2018 — 20h30 — Kaaistudio's, Brussel
  6. Friday 16 November 2018 — 20h30 — Kaaistudio's, Brussel
  7. Wednesday 21 November 2018 — 20h15 — C-mine/Grote zaal, Genk
  8. Thursday 22 November 2018 — 20h15 — CC De Steiger, Menen
  9. Wednesday 28 November 2018 — 20h00 — NTGent/Schouwburg, Gent
  10. Thursday 29 November 2018 — 20h00 — NTGent/Schouwburg, Gent
  11. Tuesday 4 December 2018 — 21h00 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  12. Wednesday 5 December 2018 — 21h00 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  13. Thursday 6 December 2018 — 21h00 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  14. Friday 7 December 2018 — 21h00 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  15. Saturday 8 December 2018 — 21h00 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  16. Wednesday 12 December 2018 — 20h30 — Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
  17. Thursday 13 December 2018 — 20h30 — Theater Ins Blau, Leiden
  18. Friday 14 December 2018 — 20h30 — Grand Theatre, Groningen
  19. Saturday 15 December 2018 — 20h00 — Theater Bouwkunde, Deventer
  20. Tuesday 18 December 2018 — 20h00 — Corrosia, Almere
  21. Friday 21 December 2018 — 20h00 — De Schuur, Haarlem
  22. Saturday 22 December 2018 — 20h00 — De Schuur, Haarlem
  23. Tuesday 8 January 2019 — 20h00 — Theater Kikker, Utrecht
  24. Wednesday 9 January 2019 — 20h00 — Theater Kikker, Utrecht
  25. Thursday 10 January 2019 — 20h00 — Concordia, Enschede
  26. Saturday 12 January 2019 — Chassé Theater, Breda
  27. Tuesday 15 January 2019 — HNT/Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
  28. Wednesday 16 January 2019 — Stadsschouwburg, Arnhem
  29. Friday 18 January 2019 — Theater De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
  30. Sunday 20 January 2019 — de meervaart, Amsterdam
  31. Saturday 7 September 2019 — 20h30 — Nederlands Theaterfestival, Amsterdam
  32. Sunday 8 September 2019 — 20h30 — Nederlands Theaterfestival, Amsterdam
  33. Saturday 16 November 2019 — 20h30 — Theater De Omval, Diemen
  34. Saturday 23 November 2019 — Pop-up theater van Deyssel, Amsterdam
  35. Sunday 24 November 2019 — Pop-up theater van Deyssel, Amsterdam
  36. Tuesday 3 December 2019 — ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Mechelen
  37. Wednesday 11 December 2019 — 20h00 — ZIMIHC theater Stefanus, Utrecht
  38. Thursday 12 December 2019 — 20h00 — OC Nova, Antwerpen
  39. Friday 20 December 2019 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  40. Saturday 21 December 2019 — Frascati, Amsterdam
  41. Saturday 18 January 2020 — 20h30 — Theater De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
  42. Wednesday 4 March 2020 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  43. Thursday 5 March 2020 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  44. Friday 6 March 2020 — 20h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen
  45. Tuesday 14 July 2020 — 19h30 — De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
  46. Wednesday 15 July 2020 — 19h30 — De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
  47. Saturday 12 September 2020 — 22h00 — Monty, Antwerpen
  48. Cancelled: Saturday 14 November 2020 — 20h00 — CC Mechelen, Mechelen
  49. Cancelled: Wednesday 9 December 2020 — 20h15 — C-mine/Grote zaal, Genk
  50. Saturday 18 September 2021 — 20h00 — Dijlekerk, Mechelen
  51. Sunday 25 September 2022 — 14h00 — Bourlaschouwburg, Antwerpen

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