About
What to expect
Batty Bwoy is the first part of a performance trilogy by choreographer and performer Harald Beharie.
The solo reappropriates the Jamaican insulting name “batty bwoy” for a queer person and challenges myths around the black queer body.
It embraces play and desire while confronting violence and desire, and explores how bodies and language absorb, transform and spit out images, fears and desires.
On a pulsing progrock soundtrack, it challenges the image of the queer body as deviant or monstrous and explores the shifting lines between pain, joy and pleasure.
Beharie made Batty Bwoy with the duo Karoline Bakken Lund and Veronica Bruce, the rock band Ring van Mobius and sound designer Jassem Hindi.
It is shown for the first time with the Belgian premieres of Undersang and Sweet Spot, giving a rare chance to see Beharie's full Trilogy in different spaces in and around Kanal.
- First performed in 2022
- Toured internationally since
- Made Beharie a striking voice in contemporary choreography
Dates
Questions
When does Harald Beharie start and end?
Harald Beharie is on Wednesday, 10 February 2027, 20:00 until 21:15.
Where is Harald Beharie?
Harald Beharie takes place at Kanal — Centre Pompidou, Akenkaai, Brussel.
How much are tickets for Harald Beharie?
Tickets for Harald Beharie cost from €12 at the theatre's official ticket shop.
What is Batty Bwoy?
Batty Bwoy is the first part of a performance trilogy by Harald Beharie.
It reappropriates the Jamaican insulting name “batty bwoy” for a queer person.
The term literally means “butt boy”.
It challenges myths around the black queer body.
It embraces play and desire while confronting violence and desire.
It is an intense solo performed to a pulsing progrock soundtrack.
It was first performed in 2022 and has toured internationally.
It made Beharie a striking voice in contemporary choreography.
What else can I see?
Batty Bwoy is shown for the first time with the Belgian premieres of Undersang and Sweet Spot.
This offers a rare chance to see Beharie's full Trilogy.
You can experience the Trilogy in different spaces in and around Kanal.
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Getting there
Kanal — Centre Pompidou, Akenkaai, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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