2022

Here we are. Standing in line. 
Trying to meet each other’s eyes
Before we 
Run. Jump. Take off. 

We do as we're told. 
Follow the rules. 

We go to school. Do our homework. 
Jump over the buck ... wait ... the BUCK?! 

In BOK, Dutch for gym buck, there is lots of movement and little words. Theatre group BATMAT experiments with the rules of life and chooses the gym as its metaphorical arena. 

Those that aren't fit, have to be smart to survive. And even smarter still if you don’t want to be last pick when choosing teams.

But what if you didn't sleep well? Or forgot your gym clothes? What if you were planning on crawling underneath the buck, instead of jumping over? 

by and with Carli Gellings, Heleen Desmet, Laure-Anne Iserief, Paloma Timmerman Neira, Charlotte Wellens coaching Sabien Van Moorter costume Elise Goedgezelschap scenography Gilles Pollak technical support Gilles Pollak or Hans Rigouts music Adriaan Van de Velde production management Tine Coumans a production by BATMAT co-production HET LAB – Hasselt special thanks to hetpaleis, Westrand Cultuurcentrum Dilbeek, 30CC Leuven, City of Leuven, Bram Kelchtermans with the support of the Flemish Government