Eus

De Klassemigrant

Forty years ago, anyone who predicted that little Eus from a rough neighbourhood would build a career through the Dutch language would probably have been laughed at. Özcan ‘Eus’ Akyol takes you on a journey through his own story—from the working class to a place within the literary and cultural world.

With humour and sharp insight, he explains how education and books transformed his life. But also what it means to break away from your roots. Because climbing the social ladder may sound appealing, but it does not always feel that way. You keep searching for where you belong.

Eus openly shares his doubts, conflicts and insights, taking the audience along on a personal journey that is sometimes painful, yet above all hopeful.

In a time when inequality of opportunity and education are widely debated, this story resonates deeply. You hear an honest and vivid plea from someone who has lived it—A personal story about social mobility, equal opportunities and the importance of language.

Whether this performance has an interval is not yet known.