“Troupe Courage makes theater at a high artistic level that is accessible to all layers of society; a theater that has endless possibilities for play, is precise, primal, current, vulnerable but above all alive.
With her skill, passion and entrepreneurial spirit, Van Beurden has created a theater in which the most diverse people are naturally connected; a unique harmony that is visibly expressed on stage.”
Troupe Courage (formerly Theatre Hotel Courage) is an international acting collective that produces performances and conducts workshops worldwide. They create a very virtuoso theater, using archetypal masks to play characters from all walks of life, such as the old woman, the dictator, the playing child and the refugee.
In a completely empty space with live music, the actors manage to enchant the audience with their transformations and bring collected stories to life in the imagination of the viewer. Stories about how everyone tries to survive in today’s world, which can be both tragic and primal. Troupe Courage creates high-level popular theater in which the actor’s drive and ingenuity flourish and where the energy and enjoyment of acting shine through.
Troupe Courage, founded by Katrien van Beurden, has in recent years traveled the world like a group of explorers with a bag full of masks. During this journey, the group played in special and unusual places, collected local stories and met international actors who joined the troupe. They played in a village square for a tribe in Shantiniketan (India), in the Freedom Theatre of the refugee camp in Jenin (Palestine) and in the community center of Accra (Ghana). The interaction at these performance venues was pure and raw and the connecting power of theater was more palpable than ever.
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