‘t Kapelleke - Rampage

A threat approaches, but what sort of threat is it?

At the hamlet of ’t Kapelleke the young designers quintet that floated through Zundert with the hamlet two years ago, can start again. This time no cheerful ducks, but a dark predator that is accompanied by many predatory accomplices.

Last year the design they had submitted did not get the support of the hamlet, but Douwe, Luca, Tjeerd, Rob and Job were not acquiesced so easily. Soon the first ideas for 2025 emerged, originating from the game and phantasy world: something with animals and a cart. Eventually it became one huge animal that pulls a cart.

That took quite ome time, the gentlemen confess. “Why are we still making such a fuss?” they wondered. They knew the hamlet liked to do someything with figuration. They themselves wanted a something spectacular. And the challenging construction appealed to them. But you have to decide one time. And they did. It had to be this: “Rampage”.

The hamlet reacted enthusiastically and the five cheerful friends could get started: first making a ‘real’ float model, because they had never done a thing like that before. At the building of the float Luca, Rib and Job will concentrate on the technical aspects and Douwe and Tjeerd on the design. Of course they are also part of the building group, since the hamlet ’t Kapelleke is not that big. A lot of work will have to be done, but they are not afraid of this in the hamlet.

In a very short time sixty figurants offered themselves. Eventually thirty of these will take a place on the float and the rest will be active in the street to rob.
Besides freshly picked dahlias there will be dried dahlias on the float and the necessary alternative materials. With a number of moving parts and backed by threatening sound and music the beast will come to life and can start its ‘Rampage’.

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Douwe Jacobs (21) has almost finished his study of logistics management; Luca Verstijlen (22) designs and builds escape rooms; Tjeerd Jacobs (23) is a software consultant; Rob Mangnus (23) is a mechanical engineer and Job Hereijgers (20)  is a shoveldriver.

Original Dutch Text: Ton Biemans
Translation: Emile Wassenaar
Photo: José van Trijp – Fotografie 

Hamlet Kapelleke
www.buurtschap-kapelleke.nl

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