Battoe
A journey of discovery for the youngest and their adult companions
Concept, creation and performance
Nicolas Ankoudinoff
Creation and performance
James Williams
Artistic coaching
Karel Van Ransbeeck
Costume
Evelyne Meersschaut
Set design and musical objects
Wim Van de Vyver and Wood to Play
Coproduction
Perpodium, with the support of the Belgian Tax Shelter via Cronos Invest
With thanks to
De Studio, the Flemish Community, Red Star Line Museum

We all know what it means to travel. Whether it’s a trip to the other side of the world, a weekend getaway to a neighbouring country, or the first time setting off to daycare, proudly wearing a tiny backpack: we go on a little journey every day. Often filled with a lot of enthusiasm and joy, but sometimes also with feelings of unfamiliarity, fear or homesickness.
Battoe is a performance about finding your way home in an ever-changing world. Two artists leave their familiar cocoon behind and set out on a journey together. On a wooden musical raft with all kinds of hidden sounds, they cross borders and travel through a sea of different emotions. Step by step, wave by wave, they discover the complicated world and themselves a little more.



Concept, creation and performance
Nicolas Ankoudinoff
Creation and performance
James Williams
Artistic coaching
Karel Van Ransbeeck
Costume
Evelyne Meersschaut
Set design and musical objects
Wim Van de Vyver and Wood to Play
Coproduction
Perpodium, with the support of the Belgian Tax Shelter via Cronos Invest
With thanks to
De Studio, the Flemish Community, Red Star Line Museum