Here I breathe freely
Here I breathe freely 2023 For the Tilburg Institute for Musical theatre Boy wrote and directed in 2024 a large-scale musical theatre production about the Dutch King William II who had his residence in Tilburg in the 19th century. It was a theatre show with over 70 participants from the Tilburg municipality and its surroundings.…
ustom Made work
Custom made work thought provoking and humorous King of Democracy Client Professor Martijn Groenleer from Tilburg University:We wanted to use theatre as a conversation starter to discuss some governmental legal matters with a group of legal professionals. We were surprised by how close the theatre play approached the complex legal reality. It did so in…
Horror Vacui
Horror Vacui Theatre group Misfit – 2012-2014 Assigned by the Reinier van Arkel Mental health care institute, Boy Jonkergouw made two productions with people suffering from schizophrenia, autism or a severe bipolar disorder. Following dozens of hours of group conversations, Boy created, in close consultation with the actors, a performance in which they used their…
Final show Bosch Parade
Final show Bosch Parade 2014 For the Bosch Parade, a Dutch art parade on the water, inspired by the famous medieval painter Hiëronymus Bosch, Boy directed the final show of this parade
Vol is Vol
Vol is Vol 2016 For the grand opening of the Tilburg Cultuurnacht 2016, Boy Jonkergouw organized the ‘full is full dinnershow,’ a clear ironic hint to xenophobic remarks by right-wing politician Geert Wilders. The food with the show was cooked by Syrian refugees and Mohamed Odeh, a famous Syrian choreographer, created a part of the…
Eyes wide open
Eyes Wide Open Met open ogen 2017 ‘I never dared to admit that I might have PTSD, because I didn’t want to be a pussy, but tonight (because of this theatre piece) I dare to say it for the first time’ (Dutch visitor and veteran after seeing Eyes Wide Open) With three Dutch veterans Boy…