Floris and Blancefloer, the kamishibai4+
Love story from distant Arabia
© Phile Deprez

The tale of Floris, the son of the Arab King, and Blancefloer, the daughter of a Spanish slave. They are born on the same day and grow up together. Against the King’s will, Floris and Blancefloer become sweethearts. Their strong love bridges the gap between their different cultures and religions.

Kamishibai is an age-old form of street storytelling from Japan. In a portable miniature theatre, stories are told and illustrated with simple colour pictures. ABC (ART BASICS for CHILDREN) wants to breathe new life into this poetic storytelling theatre and asked Jo Roets to create a Kamishibai version of the successful production of Floris and Blancefloer. A musician, a singer and a storyteller present the story in a tent, with pictures by Paul Verrept.

"After a long, long journey, Floris arrived at the emir’s tower. The emir was a real ladies’ man. He collected them, like postage stamps."
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A co-production of Laika and Art Basics for Children  |  TEXT AND DIRECTOR Jo Roets COMPOSITION Jan Van Outryve PICTURES Paul Verrept STORY TELLER Diane Belmans/Annelies Jacobs/Sofie Sente SINGER Verena Guido/Silvie Moors MUSIC Saïd Henareh, Jan Van Outryve
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August 2004
Hasselt
Theater op de markt 011 80 50 02
Th12/0818:00, 19:00, 20:00
Fr13/0818:00, 19:00, 20:00
Sa14/0818:00, 19:00, 20:00
October 2004
Strombeek-Bever
CC Strombeek 02 263 03 43
Sa02/1013:00, 13:45, 15:30
Brugge
De Werf 053 73 28 12
Su31/1013:30, 16:30
December 2004
Hasselt
cultuurcentrum Hasselt 011 22 99 33
Su05/1215:00, 16:00, 17:00
January 2005
Namen
Théâtre de Namur 081 22 60 26
Th13/0116:00
April 2005
Brugge
CC Brugge 050 44 30 60
Su10/0411:00, 14:00, 15:30
May 2005
Heusden-Zolder
CC Muze 011 80 80 98
Fr20/0518:30, 19:30, 20:30
Sa21/0514:30, 18:00, 19:30
June 2005
Rotterdam
Luxortheater +31 10 484 33 33
Su19/0614:00, 15:30, 17:00
August 2005
Zürich
Zürcher Theater Spektakel +41 (0)1 216 35 51
We24/0814:30, 16:00, 18:00
Fr26/0817:00
Sa27/0815:30, 17:00
Su28/0815:30, 17:00
September 2005
Dendermonde
CC Belgica 052 20 26 26
Su18/0915:00, 17:00, 19:00
Dilbeek
CC Westrand 02 466 20 30
Sa24/0914:00, 15:00, 16:00
Tongeren
CC De Velinx 012 80 00 40
Su25/0914:20, 16:10, 17:20
October 2005
Maastricht
Sint-Servaas Basiliek +31 (0)43 350 55 55
Su23/1014:00 Première NL, 15:00, 16:00
Bern
Schlachthaus Theater +41 (0)43 350 55 55
Su30/1014:00, 16:00
November 2005
Utrecht
Stadsschouwburg +31 (0)30 230 20 23
Su06/1113:15, 14:15, 15:15
January 2006
Lille
L'Opéra de Lille 33 820 48 90 00
Sa07/0113:10, 14:40
February 2006
Genk
C-mine 089 65 44 90
Su12/0214:00, 15:00, 16:00
April 2006
Wilrijk
CC De Kern 03 821 01 36
We12/0414:00, 15:00, 16:00
Bornem
CC Ter Dilft 03 890 69 30
Th13/0414:00, 15:30, 17:00
May 2006
Ternat
CC De Ploter 02 582 44 33
Sa13/0519:00, 20:00
Hasselt
cultuurcentrum Hasselt 011 22 99 33
Su14/0514:00, 15:00, 16:30
Overpelt
CC Palethe 011 64 59 52
Su28/0514:00, 15:00, 16:50
June 2006
Maastricht
Toneelacademie Maastricht +31 (0)43 350 55 55
Fr09/0615:30, 16:30, 18:00
July 2006
Amersfoort
Etcetera festival +31 (0)33 445 13 55
Sa01/0713:30, 15:30, 17:00
Su02/0714:00, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00
Moirans-en-Montagne
Festival Idéklic +33 (0)3 84 42 00 28
Tu11/0712:15, 13:00, 16:00
September 2006
Tilburg
De NWE Vorst +31 (0)13 532 85 20
Su10/0914:00, 15:00, 16:30
Evere
GC Everna 02 247 03 40
Sa16/0911:30, 14:00, 16:00
Mechelen
CC Mechelen 015 29 40 00
Su17/0914:00, 16:15
February 2007
Willebroek
CC De Ster 03 866 92 00
Th22/0214:00, 15:00
March 2007
Groningen
De Oosterpoort 31 050 368 03 68
We14/0313:00, 14:00, 16:00
Amsterdam
De Krakeling +31 (0)20 62 45 123
Sa17/0313:30, 14:30, 17:00
Eeklo
CC De Herbakker 09 218 27 27
Tu27/0311:00, 13:30, 14:45
We28/0310:00, 14:00, 16:00
April 2007
Rotterdam
Rotterdamse Schouwburg +31 (0)10 411 81 10
Su01/0413:30, 15:00, 16:15
Antwerpen
Rataplan 03 292 97 40
Tu10/0413:30, 14:30, 16:00
May 2007
Tessenderlo
CC Het Loo 013 35 53 20
Su06/05
June 2007
Berlare
CC Stroming 052 42 35 31
Su03/0614:00, 15:30, 17:00
January 2008
Namen
Théâtre de Namur 081 22 60 26
Sa12/0114:00, 16:00, 17:00
Su13/0114:00, 17:00
February 2008
Brussel
Klara4Kids
Sa02/0214:00, 15:30, 16:30
April 2008
Mortsel
Bibliotheek Mortsel 03 440 18 20
We09/0414:15, 15:45
Sint-Niklaas
CC Sint-Niklaas 03 778 33 66
Su27/0414:00, 15:30, 16:30
October 2008
Antwerpen
Cultuurstraten
Sa18/1015:00, 17:00, 19:00
Poster