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Watch the premiere of 'Het Sinternationale Pietenlied'!
Ik en den Theo got an assignment from the 'Pieten': they had to make a special Pieten-song with accompanying video.
There wasn't much time, so Ik en den Theo called in the help of the children and asked them to make a drawing of the 'Pieten'.
Not just any drawing, the Pieten had special wishes: they wanted to be drawn in all their variations and shapes, not always in the same, boring way!
Luckily there were children willing to help Ik en den Theo and you can discover the result here!
For the Dutch verion - " Het Sinternationale Pietenlied " - CLICK HERE !
From now on, you can also buy the song (in Dutch and French) via Bandcamp.
Let us know what you think!
Watch the premiere of 'Het Sinternationale Pietenlied'!
Ik en den Theo got an assignment from the 'Pieten': they had to make a special Pieten-song with accompanying video.
There wasn't much time, so Ik en den Theo called in the help of the children and asked them to make a drawing of the 'Pieten'.
Not just any drawing, the Pieten had special wishes: they wanted to be drawn in all their variations and shapes, not always in the same, boring way!
Luckily there were children willing to help Ik en den Theo and you can discover the result here!
CLICK HERE for the French version - " La Chanson Sainternationale du Père Fouettard "
From now on, you can also buy the song (in Dutch and French) via Bandcamp.
Let us know what you think!
Choux de Bruxelles presents:
Show de Bruxelles - Ik en den Theo Live Stream
Crazy songs for kids age 3 to 93
Dance, jump and sing along with Ik en den Theo/Moi et le Théo from the safe comfort of your home.
November 15 at 11 'o clock in Dutch (with a bit of French) and at 17 'o clock in French (with a bit of Dutch) on Facebook.
With Ik en den Theo/Moi et le Théo you (re-)imagine the world through children's eyes. Kids, parent and grandparents walk around like robots, play musical chairs, get a visit from uncle Jazz, play ABCDetective and lots more...
In other words, they explore the outer limits of their imagination.
Piet Maris and Theophane Raballand (both from Jaune Toujours) do their thing on accordion and drums... and with the crowd, that is constantly challenged to sing along, dance and fantasize.
Pale Tsha Kalo is a surprising cover of Back to Black, the iconic Amy Winehouse song.
A tribute to a beautiful voice and an intriguing lady.
A live rendition in Romanes by Mec Yek at ChouXS-Fest. The studio version of this song is on the album SuperDiverCity (see Bandcamp).
Help us!
Do you have kids, grandchildren, godchilds, nephews, nieces, brothers, sisters, pupils, neighborhood children?
Watch this video (in Dutch, also available in French) with them for more info:
Then check out the Facebookevent
It's very important that we succeed!
We are very pleased to tell you that YANA - short film was selected for the Kids First! Filmfestival, a showcase festival for professional programmers.
The selection includes a review by Melissa M., an adult juror. We'll gladly share some excerpts of it below.
"I give Yana 4 out of 5 stars."
"I like that the curiosity is built so subtly with the music and camera angles and I like how Yana's face is subtly expressive and her actions are all so purposeful. However, when she does get emotional it comes out really strong and it is very emotional to watch."
"Hasse Huygens, who plays Yana, delivers a very believable performance. We see her trying to be so brave and get the job done, taking on a job that no child should have to do alone and when she hits an emotional breaking point and bounces back to being a happy go lucky child, your heart breaks a bit for her.
My favorite part of the film is when we see her playing and having fun like a kid, despite all the responsibility and emotional trauma she is experiencing.
My least favorite part is when the realtor tells her to tell her mom to clear out the house completely, though her response is terrific!"
"The cinematography is quite good; the camera angles add to building the audience’s curiosity.
I love the location and sets."
"I really like how the story brings Yana to her old house and back on such an emotional journey. It shows that, as sad as she was, she could still be a child and have fun."
"This film shows that kids are very immensely affected by the actions of adults that are central to their lives. It also shows how resilient children are, against all odds.
The film makes me curious to learn more about childhood trauma. There is so much more for us to learn about things that affect children, as this film shows.”
A new addition to our GOING THE DISTANCE playlist on YouTube!
Save le Monde: a light-hearted approach to activating a revolution in our minds. One that we can dance to!
Another lockdown seems to be the best starting point to choose joy, choose to change a few things for the better, choose to take care of ourselves and others, choose solidarity, choose hope...
Let us know how you're doing in your corner of the world, we're listening!
Save le Monde by Jaune Toujours, captured in its live performance at Stadsschouwburg Leuven for the online edition of Wereldfeest 2020. Subtitles are available in Dutch, French and English. Just click on the settings wheel to make your choice.
We made a little bilingual playlist of our songs "Près de toi" (Close to You) and "Des sons bizarres" (Weird Sounds) where you can have a good shiver together.
Creepy, but not too much.
You can find the playlist on Youtube
Going The Distance...
Because giving up is simply not an option!
We'll get through this.
Together.
We'll be posting on our Facebook, Instagram & Youtube pages regularly, attempting to lift your spirits!
I'm black
They call me black
Yay, the bomb!
A little black humour won't go amiss in these dark times.
Or, as Otto Julius Bierbaum wrote in his novel Yankeedoodlefahrt: "Humor is when you laugh anyway" ("Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht")
Kali Som, a Roma traditional updated by Mec Yek and captured in its live performance at ChouXS-Fest.
From the album SuperDiverCity (see https://mecyek.bandcamp.com).
Subtitles are available in Dutch, French and English.