‘t Kapelleke - Lights, camera, action!

’t Kapelleke steps into the spotlight

Rob had been carrying around an idea for a design for a while; Wesley had ideas too, but no real plans to develop them. Over a beer, Rob managed to win him over quickly with an Indiana Jones-inspired scene. Wesley had already been toying with the idea of a film set on the Corso float, and as luck would have it, the two ideas fit together perfectly. The moment their paths crossed, a collaboration was born that would become ‘t Kapelleke’s design for 2026. The two men had never designed together before, though each had done it separately. With shared enthusiasm for their vision and plenty of ambition, they built this design together.

The float depicts a film set where a famous scene from Indiana Jones is being shot — with their own twist on it, of course. In just a few minutes, they want to play out an entire story: from the final preparations on set to the climax of the action. Then the director calls “Cut!” and the scene ends.

Bringing this image to life will take a lot of technical work and a handful of extras. That’s why the designers deliberately made this a more demanding float. “We really want everyone to be able to contribute their part to this design. We’ve gone all out on the crazy stunts,” they laugh. Visually, a lot has already been worked out. They’ll use colour contrast to set the temple’s exterior apart from its interior. Between the many booby traps Indiana Jones runs into and the temple’s decoration, there’s also plenty of detail work involved. “This year we’re celebrating an anniversary: our 80th,” says Wesley. “And that’s what we’re going to build this around. Everyone can get stuck into this design, so we definitely want to go all out.”

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Wesley van Genk (34) is designing for the eighth time. Wesley is a manager at FAVO reclame. Rob Mangnus (23) is designing for the third time. He’s a part-time mechatronics student and works as a preparation coordinator/engineer at BHV Expo Groep.

Original Dutch Text: Lieve Bastiaansen
Translation: Saskia Molema
Photo: André Roks

Hamlet Kapelleke
www.buurtschap-kapelleke.nl

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