SHOWCASE: VIER MUREN – Marios Bellas

Vier Muren is a hip-hop ritual that creates space for the anger, fear, mourning, celebration and hope that comes with losing an old world and welcoming an unknown future. A bizarre musical mix of hip-hop mantras, slam choruses, screeching guitars, banging drums and freestyle prophecies.

The old world is coming to an end. At its doorstep is the new one. All over the world, conflicts are raging and people are trying to break free from old structures or return to them. One section of people clings frenetically to the old, resisting any change out of fear and anger. Another group looks forward, but seems to forget the good things of the past.

Marios Bellas is a theatre-maker, performer and musician. He graduated from the directing school (RITCS) in 2021 with theatrical ritual “O”, which had people coming together around death in full lockdown. After graduation, he starred in EXTREME / MALECANE (Paola Pisciottano/Théâtre National), MARS and SEGEN (both Youyougroup/Myriam van Imschoot) and Halleluja (Fleur Khani/Theatremaker). In 2022, he linked up with multidisciplinary collective SOCHA, with which he co-founded the #ON FIRE series (theatre arsenal) as musician, creator and performer. His first single Brussels was released in late 2023. He is also working on his debut album Hunger.

Direction & lyrics: Marios Bellas – From & with: Alix Konadu, Arber Alijaj, Vianney Adriaens, Lois Brochez, Marios Bellas, Elric Reinartz, Jurian Reinartz … – Coaching: Junior Mthombeni.


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