Theatervoorstelling ‘Angry Young Men’ is een hip-hop voorstelling van theaterorganisatie WAT WE DOEN. De voorstelling vertelt het verhaal van twee jongens die opgroeien in een wereld waarin ze hun plek niet kunnen vinden. Die op straat hangen. Ze dromen van geld en aanzien, als het moet via de criminaliteit. Aan de hand van gesprekken (een combinatie van rap en spel) met hun moeders en verschillende professionals (docenten, jongerenwerkers, therapeuten, wetenschappers en politieagenten) kijkt het publiek terug op de levens van de jongens: de ene jongen komt om het leven bij een schietpartij. De andere jongen zit vast voor diezelfde schietpartij. Dader en slachtoffer. Ze proberen uit vinden of hun levens anders hadden kunnen lopen. En wie had het dan anders moeten doen?
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Education plays a major role in this paradox: the cultural diversity that is increased by immigration is eliminated by successful education: education aims to maximise the opportunities for every child within the emerging global culture and thus reduce cultural diversity. The road from the Enlightenment that would bring us a better world is increasingly proving to be a dead end, especially with regard to the climate and the depletion of the resources the planet can provide (ecology). Just now that a global culture has emerged into which all those other cultures are assimilated, the question is whether cultures that deal more sustainably with ecology and have problems accommodating to global culture, should not be given more voice in the transition to a more sustainable global culture. It is argued that in popular music forms an example in which successful productions have a multitude of cultural styles, from world music to hip-hop to rock. In fact, almost everyone from various cultural backgrounds can relate to a certain style. Pop music therefore does not necessarily work as an institution that reduces diversity. Education does just that, unconsciously, and often with extensive inclusion programs. She could learn from pop music!
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Meet the club-goer. Today he woke up thinking that, compared to the typical weight of his miseries, the day feels quite light. Upon waking up, he suddenly decided to go to the club tonight. Prior to this happening, he makes a pact with himself to do his duties: deliver to society and eat his meals. Perhaps even go for a little run? The thought of running charms him immediately, and the next thing we see is him running. As he runs by the secondhand shop, his thoughts begin shuffling the colors of classic logos: Hip-Hop, happy meals, all MTV channel extensions, Vans shoes purchased every six months. Although he is not a big fan of retromanic gestures, the club-goer wouldn’t mind wearing a logo – or two – in the club tonight. Just like before, he could commemorate his teenage years with someone who would empathize with the logo.
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