03 May

20:00

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond

Nes 45, Amsterdam

A theatrical performance by Anne-Laure Vandeputte exploring queer parenthood, family structures, and societal norms through the art of male drag.

Mon, 3 May 2027 20:00

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam

Tue, 4 May 2027 20:00

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam

Wed, 5 May 2027 20:00

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam

Thu, 6 May 2027 20:00

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam

Fri, 7 May 2027 20:00

Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam

Anne-Laure Vandeputte: Who's your Daddy?

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In Who's your Daddy?, Anne-Laure Vandeputte examines the societal blueprint of parenthood. In this new research, she starts from the question: what do we consider a 'successful' family, and what beliefs guide that ideal?

To what extent does the outside world determine our view of the intimate space of our family, and the individual choices we make about whether or not to have children? She specifically focuses on queer family structures and forms of family that fall outside the classic nuclear family, also questioning the position of the mother as the central caregiver.

This research is the ideal breeding ground for creating abrasive performative material and recognizable, layered characters, without seeking definitive answers. What if parenthood is elevated to a performance? Isn't parenthood already intrinsically performative, when a certain role is assumed to relate to a being that is completely dependent on you? And what freedom can be found in that performativity?

In this project, Vandeputte uses male drag as a performative form. Drag is an art form that challenges societal rules - among other things, by exaggerating stereotypes. She explores the performative freedom of drag, connects it with the theme of parenthood, and seeks cross-pollination with her background in text-based theater. Just as in her earlier work - the performance My Body as a Commodity - she explores the boundary between the theatricality of reality and the purely performative. In this way, she tries to break open our societal narratives on stage, and to question them together with the audience.