Belendjwa Peter

Artist-Diploma 2024

The Influencer Academy is an epic musical theatre clown piece that dives deep into the chaos of censorship and social media’s absurdity. Through playful and exaggerated characters that personify the internet and power structures within society, it explores the humor and tragedy in confronting the forces that control our voices. With a score that ranges from bold contemporary songs to chilling lullabies, we follow the journey of a dreamer determined to make a change—only to pay the ultimate price. Wrapping up my studies by creating this piece on the big Neue Aula stage—with live musicians, a 12-person cast, lights, sound, and fog machines—was like living out my fantasies. It was a perfect chance to put everything I’ve learned in the 4 years into practice and see it all come together or not.