Johan Heldenbergh

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Summary

Johan Heldenbergh is a Belgian actor, playwright, screenwriter, and theatre director known for The Broken Circle Breakdown, which he co-wrote and adapted from his own play, as well as The Misfortunates, Quo Vadis, Aida? and The Zookeeper’s Wife. His theatre work often engages with political, social, and religious questions; he has said that he begins writing from a political point of view and considers theatre to have a social responsibility. He described The Broken Circle Breakdown as a response to religion and to George W. Bush’s veto of stem-cell research. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or race- or LGBTQ-focused activism are on record.