A large white canvas is rolled out on the floor, and before it, 10 children armed with paint, brushes, and crayons throw themselves into a creative and spontaneous process. In real-time, a gigantic work of art is created—in interaction with energetic jazz music. Inspired by the legendary action painter Jackson Pollock, known for painting in sync with jazz rhythms, the young performers take us on a colorful journey that challenges the boundaries between dance and visual art.

“When the canvas is raised after an hour, the children are so colorfully smeared that the distinction between artists and artwork can hardly be made. A beautiful thought is that”
– De Morgen

Choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez and musician Maarten Van Cauwenberghe, from the Belgian dance company Voetvolk, take us on an exploration of the boundaries between dance and visual art. Together, they create a space where children's actions are not just part of the work – they are the artwork itself.

To free jazz music, children move and draw freely and uninhibitedly, without adult-controlled frameworks. The music and the children's spontaneous actions shape the choreography. It is genuine, honest, and raw, with a power that resonates with the audience.

“I think people are going to see that it's clever that we're doing this on our own, without older people... I think they're going to love that”

says 9-year-old Ritmic Blue Lara, one of the 10 performers bringing the show to life.

If freedom had a shape – what would it look like? WASCO! tries to answer this question, with children's bodies as the canvas and their movements as brushstrokes.

“Choreography actually means drawing in space. And that’s what we’re going to do now”
- Choreographer, Lisbeth Gruwez.