Soap stems from an exploration of identity and leaving what feels familiar. During the residency at BUDA, the goal is to experiment with different forms to create a new familiar space – and thus a new soap opera – in collaboration with the public. A work in progress will be on show at the festival Chambres d’O on Sunday 4 February in Ostend.

Egon Schoelynck (BE)

Egon Schoelynck is a Sunday child and theatre maker. His work is political-ish and can be found in black boxes, on paving stones and in collective collaborations. His artistic practice was supported by detheatermaker (’22-’25), where he explored, among other things, how to run a soap opera in a café without actors. Together with Runa Robbroeckx and Lennert De Vroey, he created KAK, an ecological shitshow (2025). He also solves global problems with punk songs and children’s instruments, under the name Middle Class Babypunk.