12 JUNE 2024
BENCH INVASION
in residential care centre
Regina Coeli
In this pop-up performance by Compagnie KRAK, 10 people set off into the city carrying a bench. Along the way, they invite random passers-by to join them in building the bench and sitting on it. A conversation ensues. They listen, they pay attention, they are present. At the end of each encounter, they invite that person to come to the closing moment later that day. After each meeting, they take their bench apart again and resume their journey.
Bruges 2030 has organised three Bench Invasions, one at Adrien Tirtiaux's artwork for the Bruges Triennial, one at Regina Coeli residential care centre and a Bench Invasion Junior with primary school De Tandem.
Photos: Femke den Hollander
PARTNERS
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Compagnie KRAK
With its first performance ‘Charlieston’ in 2008, Circus Krak (original name) toured throughout Southeast Asia and South America. Having gotten the taste for performing, the company continued touring at home in festivals and cultural centers. With a big desire to make something new, the company created ‘Kus!’
In 2020 the company started its artistic research project into the connection between artist and audience, and the connection between spectator and spectator. This research resulted in the installation performance ‘NIETS’ and the pop-up performance ‘BANK CONTACT’. Bringing people together, often with humour, has always been a central element in the evolution of Compagnie Krak.
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Regina Coeli
The Regina Coeli residential care centre provides a wide range of care, in close cooperation with other care providers in the Bruges region: a residential care centre, short-stay centre, assistant homes and a day-care centre, for young people suffering from dementia.
Regina Coeli residential care centre is located in Bruges St-Andries and is an open house for residents, family and visitors. It is a place where dignity in living and care is central. Above all, we want to create a residential and living environment that approaches the home situation as closely as possible so that everyone can feel at home.