In June 2026, Theaterkrant Magazine published a special issue on social-artistic art. Projects by the Rotterdams Wijktheater, Stut Theater, and PS Vertelt, among others, were highlighted. An article by me appeared on socio-artistic networks, for which I organized a roundtable discussion between Jasmina Ibrahimovic of ICAF, Arthur Kneepkens of SAN, Jolan de Waeter and Krist Akkermans of Cultuur in de Wijk, and Harrie van de Louw of the Participatie Federatie. You can find the

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Shira Keller of NRC interviewed Brecht and theatre makers Mattias Van de Vijver and Marina Orlova about psychological vulnerability in theatre. The original article can be found here . Mental vulnerability as inspiration for theatre: 'I want to show that we can help each other' Psychological vulnerability is a recurring theme among theatre makers. What motivates them to make performances about it? “I woke up and thought: huh, how strange, I don’t feel anything.” Author: Shira

Boekman Magazine #144 is themed "Culture as a Problem Solver?" I was asked to write a feature about my work as a community theater maker and the Samen in Zorg project. You can find the full magazine here .

Albert Matil and Brecht Hermans were guests at the Boekmanstichting for the podcast "Agendapunt" (Agenda Point). They spoke with program maker Dymphie Braun about Samen in Zorg (Together in Care), community theater, collaboration between art and healthcare, and policy. Listen to the episode below or visit the Boekmanstichting website.

Theater Rotterdam made an item on Samen in Zorg #1 for Open Table: Do you care?, a conversation evening on the state of health care in the Netherlands.

In November 2024 I was a guest at the Dokhuis to give a workshop on theatre and encounter. After the workshop I sat down with Rob van der Poel from Dokhuis and Stichting Nivoz to reflect with participants Stefan and Anke on what we had actually experienced that evening. Very interesting combination of doing first and thinking later! What helps us to enter into dialogue with each other? What significance does the strange and the unknown play in this? Early November there was a

After Samen in Zorg #1 we received many nice reactions and a review from Willem Bruring in De Wereld van Willem . Review in The World of Willem In line with that, a day later we saw the performance “ Samen in Zorg 1 ” by the Flemish theatre maker Brecht Hermans. The first episode of a triptych under the flag of Lab-Z, the development space for new talents of Theater Zuidplein. In principle the same theme: personal experiences around a theme that requires attention and that is

Journalist Theo de With from Leidsch Dagblad visited our performance TWAALF at PS Theater and wrote a review. The photos are by Hielco Kuipers. The original article can be found here. PS|theater takes its audience back to group eight in a light-hearted performance | review It's digging deep into your memory. The Cito test, how long ago was that? Just calculate and be shocked. In my case, 45 years back in time. Yet PS|theater takes its audience back to that time in the perform

Theo de With of Leids Dagblad visited the rehearsals of TWAALF and interviewed artistic director Pepijn Smit and theatre makers/musicians Rian Evers and Brecht Hermans. The photos are by Hielco Kuipers. The original interview can be found here . PS|theater makes theatrical documentary about the transition to secondary school. 'Twelve years is very young to make this choice' The transition from primary school to secondary school is a big step for most 12-year-olds. PS|theater

Kester Freriks visited TWAALF from PS Theater for Theaterkrant. The original article can be found here . Interactive insight into the expectant lives of twelve-year-olds Kester Freriks, November 9, 2023 The last primary school year in group 8, that is saying goodbye and choosing. Theatre makers Rian Evers and Brecht Hermans call it 'the leap of your life'. For the Leiden city company PS|theater they followed four primary school pupils for a few months in that decisive year. T

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Brecht is a guest in Alkmaar Marketing's podcast Koffie voor 2. He talks about the creative process of En wat doe jij? and about how a Belgian looks at the city of Alkmaar. Ger Welbers also presents him with a number of difficult dilemmas.

Who are you when you become unemployed? What do you lose and what comes in return? What does it mean to be labelled unemployed?

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Sander Janssens of Theaterkrant reviewed Ik moet u iets vertellen in his article about festival Yes in my backyard. You can read the full article here. Brecht Hermans ultimately opts for full light: his solo Ik moet u iets vertellen (director: Nina-Elisa Euson) is a theatrical account of his coming out. And not so much the moment when he said he is gay - which consisted of several moments - but the whole process: from confusing feelings as a young teenager to a timid first vi

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Open Rotterdam made the series Cultuur Dichtbij about drivers of culture in the Rotterdam neighbourhoods. For the Old West, Brecht Hermans was interviewed about the theater reading club, for Feijnoord Sharon Lang of The Natural Hair Club.

Open Rotterdam visited the first performance of Buren by Brecht Hermans & Theater Babel Rotterdam to celebrate 95 years of Pameijer in Rotterdam .