Hanafubuki is the young, multidisciplinary theatre company comprised of illustrator Hanne Holvoet, actress Sari Veroustraete, choreographer-designer Samuel Baidoo and business director Marie Luyten.
On each project they work with a changing roster of artists of varying disciplines. As a result, their oeuvre is characterised by a great variety, but always with a strong visual focus. The physical form their projects take is decisive for the show’s content and storytelling approach.
The point of departure for Hanafubuki is the perspective and expertise of its core members, ranging from illustration to drama and dance. A certain curiosity with regard to each other’s mediums opens up individual boundaries and results in a new, specific form for their work. Their collaboration creates a shared language and broadens their perspectives on art. This feedback loop and their constant adjustment of individual plans for the benefit of the bigger picture is invaluable, giving them the confidence they need to keep diverse audiences captivated.
Hanafubuki’s base of operations is their studio in Antwerp, where they work together as well as individually. Space and experimentation are crucial to their work. Among the things that excite them are the aesthetics of combined forms and colours, the kind of simple theatrical trickery that can be used to conjure, move or conceal objects, the joy of finding things on the street and other examples of coincidence. In addition to being artists, they also work and teach in the social sector, keeping them firmly in touch with the realities of the world.
In the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 seasons, Hanafubuki will return with Archipelago, Eiland (‘Island’) and Diorama.
All information on these productions can be found here.