BADGASTEN - Minoux

Badgasten is a vibrant theatrical conversation. The setting: a spectacular womb designed by Klaas Kuiken. A place where new ideas are born. While bathing, MINOUX attempts to loosen deep-seated convictions and let human creative power be reborn.

In Badgasten, artists, guests, and the audience come together in a bathhouse. From the warm water, they explore a topical, stimulating question. The bath is the vibrant centre from which Minou Bosua conducts the conversation. Surrounded by young artists, she gets into the bath with a different guest each time - a visionary, artist, administrator, or scientist. Minou asks the uncomfortable questions, pours the cocktails, and ensures the conversation can be a birth of new ideas.

The conversation is sensually reinforced by young artists Melle Lingerak and Beer van Tilburg, who, with their ad-hoc duo The Poolboys, play an immersive mix of music ranging from Spinvis to David Bowie.

From the press: "Badgasten was not only surprising and imaginative in its design, the performance offered a large number of valuable ideas and dreams." - Brabants Dagblad (2026)

About Minoux MINOUX is a generous theatre organisation under the artistic direction of cabaret artist and theatre maker Minou Bosua. MINOUX brings together cabaret with documentary, film, music theatre, and visual arts. Previously, MINOUX created, among other things, a successful trilogy about family structures: Moeder Mag Niet Dood, Niet De Vaders, and recently Ouderpardon. The three performances were received with great enthusiasm by both press and public. MINOUX makes theatre to examine existing, restrictive structures of living together and to offer a glimpse of free space. Makers and audience are challenged to reflect on deeply rooted patterns in themselves and society, both dead seriously and with a big smile. Minou calls her form of theatre 'consciousness entertainment'.

Credits: Text and performance: Minou Bosua | Musicians: Beer van Tilburg, Melle Lingerak | Badgasten: changing guests, in consultation. Including: Henry Menting, Godelieve Spaas, Walter Breukers or local visionary, artist, or administrator | Artistic team: Minou Bosua, Corien Baart, Anna Uitdehaag | Set design: Klaas Kuiken