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At the basis of Muziektheater van Zilverpapier's music theatre are unexpected encounters between artistic genres and people of very different origins. Its productions basically involve confrontations between old and new, North and South, professional and non-professional, classical and contemporary, in an ongoing search of new forms of trans-cultural and multi-disciplinary music theatre. Driving force Brigitte Mys chose the company's name referring to the bygone western custom to collect silver foil and little mirrors ‘to help the underdeveloped countries'...

The performances all deal with the search for human creativity and expression in ‘short of material' situations. The choice of the subject matter is invariably connected to street life in whichever part of the world. Muziektheater van Zilverpapier's music theatre performances are socially and politically committed and are intended to raise awareness.

The presentation form varies with the subject matter. Some projects are presented in traditional theatre environments, but others are developed for open air and street presentations.