In Spain a cantina is a place near the train station where you can have a quick drink or snack, comment on the news and curse your boss. In Italy it is a chilly cellar where you keep your wine and other things to titillate your taste buds. In the Netherlands a ‘kantine’ is an often bleakly furnished room with long tables and lukewarm fried snacks. In Mexico? A place with plastic chairs, colourful walls and sun-bleached parasols where you get drunk, engage in hot debates, and if need be, end up fighting each other.

Cantina by the Antwerp theatre company Laika is all these things balled into one. A place where actors and singers will transport you. Where they serve simmering desires, hot peppered secrets and plain truths. But most of all a place that serves surprisingly delicious dishes. Hungry? Laika satisfies with sensory, elegant and imaginative theatre. Share the canned dreams & good food!

Dutch premiere

from and with: Abigail Abraham, Peter De Bie, Marjan De Schutter, Marlies Jacques, Leentje Kerremans, Alain Rinckhout, Jo Roets, Pieter Smet, Michiel Soete, Rik Van Gysegem, Anton Van Haver, Michiel Van Opstal, Mieke Versyp and seven Bosschenaren
coproduction: Valletta 2018, Culturele Hoofdstad van Europa

Performance related to 'Den Bosch Celebrates Food'
Made possible by 'Algemene Afvaardiging van de Vlaamse Regering in Nederland'

This performance can be booked in combination with Julie Cafmeyer - Is this porn? No, this is love. for Thursday 2 August. Select one of these two performances and the combiticket option is offered.

If you use the sign language interpreter, please announce your arrival via: toegankelijkheid@festivalboulevard.nl
Then we reserve a place for you.

Cantina (met gebarentolk)