detheatermaker

Kunstenpunt en het TheaterFestival lanceren een tweede editie van de sectorbrede denkdag, de opvolger van de sectordag. Dit jaar richten ze zich, met het oog op de komende structurele subsidieronde, op inspirerende praktijken en methodieken die de toekomst van ons kunstenlandschap kunnen versterken. Good practices die transversaal aan de podiumsector iets kunnen bijdragen.
Wat is relevant werk, en wie beslist daarover?

Met het oog op de nieuwe aanvragen voor projectsubsidies buigen we ons – zes dagen voor de deadline – op vraag zes van het dossier: relevantie van het initiatief voor de discipline of het kunstenlandschap.
Wanneer is podiumwerk relevant? Hoe verhoudt die relevantie zich tot hypes, en hoe overkom je deze hypes in de sector? Tijdens de sectordag gaan De Resonanten van detheatermaker (Tristan Feyten, Sezen Atmaca en Rodrigo Batista) in gesprek met Jonas Baeke en Tine Van Aerschot over de rol van relevantie in hun praktijk. Samen gaan we op zoek naar een antwoord op de beruchte zesde vraag, van de klassieke manieren tot de (nodige) alternatieven.

When and where

9th of  September 2025 from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tinnenpot Ghent

Programme
10.40 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Keynote — Keynote IPOP ⁠
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Workshops

Jonas Baeke
Jonas Baeke (Ghent, 1999) is an actor and director. He graduated from KASK & Conservatory in 2022 with the performance Pinocchio, created with Jef Hellemans, which was shown at TAZ, among other venues. Pinokkio also received the acting award from De Acteursgilde. Together with Mats Vandroogenbroeck, Jonas created Bambiraptor at Kopergietery, which was selected for Het Theaterfestival 2022. In May 2024, their new performance Infinity Forever premiered, also selected for Het Theaterfestival. Jonas won the TAZ and Sabam creation grant, which he used to create the family performance Mr. Beam in October 2023, together with Lucas Van Der Vegt. In 2026, he created the movement performance Beep Street. Recurring themes in his work are alienation, slapstick and the inadequacy of language.

Tine Van Aerschot
Tine Van Aerschot presents herself as an artist, theatre maker, teacher, feminist, thinker and human being. For 35 years, she has been trying to communicate as clearly as possible with different audiences. She does this through various media, using both images and text, and creates performances, posters and booklets. She knows her way around the internet and has developed a large network in Belgium and beyond. As a teacher, she shares her experience and knowledge with young artists, with the new generation. Today, she wants to help publicise thoughts and opinions that do not reach her automatically. She wants to seek out voices that are not being heard. She wants to help increase the resilience of those who need it.
Photos: Maryan Sayd