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Theater Tol in the city

For one week the city is the stage, and its residents join in.

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Theater Tol in the city is not a one-off performance but a slow build-up. For one week the company settles in a city. Figures, sounds and images appear in the streets and warm the city up day by day, towards one great finale in the square.

The audience is not a spectator but a fellow player. Residents, choirs, brass bands, drama and dance clubs, schools and cyclists become part of the story. The city anthem, the carillon, the towers and the balconies: local character makes every edition a celebration of this particular city.

“The residents themselves are the theatre.”

01 / 03For a week, the city counts down.

02 / 03A trumpet calls, a bicycle bell invites you.

03 / 03And on Saturday, together, we make the city ring.

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How the week unfolds

  1. 0

    Sowing mystery

    Short teasers without words: a bit of animation, a snatch of music, a silhouette, the sound of a bell. They make people curious.

  2. 1

    The invitation

    A sign appears in the city and personally invites residents. Clubs and schools join the story.

  3. 2

    The living week

    Every day, brief encounters in changing places. The town hall becomes a canvas and counts down. Every evening another piece of the puzzle appears.

  4. 3

    The finale

    Everything comes together in the square: the sounds and gestures of the week, music and light. High above the crowd appears an image we are keeping secret for now.

The imagery

The bicycle
Travelling together, time riding by, the beauty of an ordinary moment.
The bicycle bell
The personal invitation. At the end, thousands of bells become one instrument.
The town hall
Our canvas: drawings that come to life at night.
Light in the night
The small light that draws people towards each other.

First edition

Sint-Truiden · 10 – 17 October 2026

From 10 to 17 October 2026, Sint-Truiden was the setting for a week of Theater Tol. It began with small encounters in the streets. On Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October everything came together on the Grote Markt: music, dance, light and aerial acrobatics, with the town hall as a huge canvas for the projections. On Saturday some 10,000 people filled the square.

Co-performers: Ataneres and Crossbones Trombones.

Press overview (Dutch)

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Theater Tol in your city?

We build every edition together with the city: its services, clubs, schools and residents. Tell us about your city. We are happy to think along.

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This production is made possible with the support of the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government and BeSide Tax Shelter.