Manu Moreau

I’ve learned the most from all of the things you couldn’t teach me. [kni’bo] is a monologue – by Manu Moreau- about a man who had to follow his own path with humor as a shield.

[kni’bo]

“I’ve learned the most from all of the things you couldn’t teach me.” Manu wants to be a father, but he is almost 40 and single. With his drive to parenthood also comes the question of who he wants to be as a father. A monologue about a man who has had to find his own way with humor as a shield.

Text and play: Manu Moreau / Coach: Jaouad Alloul – With the support of BeHuman / With the support of: WIPCOOP/MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM

Manu Moreau is a writer, stand-up comedian and Master of Ceremony. Manu Moreau further developed the performance into HIER BEN IK with the support of MARTHA!TENTATIEF and Johan Petit as coach

A musical jazz monologue about the struggle with your origins when double blood runs through your veins.

Manu Moreau is quarter Ugandan. His father meets his mother at the age of 50. Together they have three sons, two white and one light brown: Manu. He grows up in Zwijndrecht, a village where he is the only one different.With Hier ben ik, Manu goes in search of his roots. To better understand himself and his place in the world. Because: if you want to know who you are, you have to know where you come from. Besides being a comedian, Manu Moreau is also a spoken word artist. Following in the footsteps of big names like A Tribe Called Quest, Jazzmataz and De la Soul, he sets some of his rhymes to music. Beats and music are sampled and scratched together by legendary hip-hop DJ Thong.

Text & Play Manu Moreau / coaching Johan Petit / Beats music DJ Thong a.k.a. Thong Nguyen / image, light & sound Tim Clement / production Marha!tentative / with the support of MESTIZO ARTS PLATFORM / WIPCOOP, the tax shelter of the Belgian Federal Government. Photo: Tim Clement. Production & Tour schedule: MARTHA!TENTATIEF