The Lady and the Unicorn is one of the most intriguing sets of wall tapestries made in the 15th century. The work is regarded as an allegory of the five senses, but it actually consists of six tapestries. The last one in the series refers to a mysterious sense – the so-called ‘sense of the heart’.

Drawing on this historical representation, HYPERSENSES explores the modern-day sensory experience. In the over-stimulated, hectic times we live in, this multi-sensory music performance invites us to ponder what we experience. Can tastes be audible, colours tangible, smells visible? 

HYPERSENSES subtly throws the brain off balance and plunges the audience into an intense state of euphoria in which nothing is what it seems.

SEAWEED adresses the youngest generation and is part of our trilogy on the food of the future. It explores the search for a sustainable way of cooking that contributes to a better world. After all, it is children who will inhabit the world of tomorrow, and they have a say in shaping it. SEAWEED will premiere on October 3rd at BLOK-BLOC!

The school day is over. A boy dawdles, reluctant to go home to his endlessly quarrelling father and mother. They argue about who can best take care of him when they separate. They fight about who doesn’t want custody.

LEFT tells the story of a boy who, weighed down by his parents’ messy divorce, decides to disappear. The audience follows his flight and the subsequent search for him. As you walk, you observe the boy’s actions. A voice filters his thoughts and feelings into your ear through a headset. His memories and dreams draw you into his world.

Tortot is a theatre adaptation of two award-winning novels by the Dutch writer Benny Lindelauf, translated into English as ‘Tortot, The Cold Fish Who Lost His World and Found His Heart’ (2016) and ‘Whole Stories for a Half Soldier’ (2020).

Laika and Theater FroeFroe have turned the two stories into a tender-hearted show about a friendship that blossoms amidst the mud and the blood of the battlefield, amidst the banging and clanging of pots and pans, the clash of weapons and soldiers’ songs.
The heart of the story reflects Laika’s love of cooking and the end result is a sensory total spectacle. A brass band ventures into the theatre of war, portrayed with the help of FroeFroe’s rich world of puppetry. Adding further zest to the production is the conciliatory meal, so packed with aromas that you want to shake the enemy’s hand.

With this message, Laika supports the call of the Flemish cultural institutions to the Belgian government for a more decisive policy against Israel’s flagrant human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. We urge the Belgian government to work towards a ceasefire, respect for international law, and the protection of human rights organizations.