Moussem

'A bittersweet story of hidden dreams and unfulfilled longings.'

In 2009, Michael De Cock and Rachida Lamrabet created the play Belga, about the first generation of men who came to Belgium in the 1960s. Belga premiered in Casablanca and subsequently toured Flanders, Wallonia and Morocco for two years.

Five years after Belga, De handen van Fatma tells another extraordinary story: that of the first generation of Moroccan women who later joined their husbands in their new homeland.

In De handen van Fatma, a woman follows in her husband’s footsteps to Belgium. Full of anticipation and brimming with hope. What has become of all those longings? How does the elderly woman look back on the young woman? And what did she do, with all her talents, in the new country? A small circular theatre was designed especially for De handen van Fatma, where 130 audience members listen to and watch this extraordinary story.

The production premiered last season, enjoyed a successful run this summer at Theater aan Zee, and is touring theatres and schools across Flanders this autumn. Click here for the full performance schedule.