OMG! The Van Eyck Podcast: an underwater podcasting experience

January 1, 2021

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The Van Eyck podcast is a fictional audio story about the struggle between the descendants of the 2 brothers Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck, featuring cabaret performer and Ghent city storyteller Wouter Deprez and actresses and theater-makers Elena Peeters and Mira Bryssinck.

Synopsis

Podcast maker Tatiana(Elena Peeters) meets Johannes van Eyck(Wouter Deprez), great-great-grandson of great-Jan van Eyck, at the reopening of the van Eyck swimming pool . But when Marie van Eik(Mira Bryssinck), the great-great-great-granddaughter of Hubert van Eyck (brother of Jan) appears on the scene, it turns out that both descendants are embroiled in a bitter duel over who is actually entitled to the family assets.

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Did Jan van Eyck himself paint the Lamb of God? Was his brother Hubert deliberately pushed into oblivion? How far does the influence of Johannes van Eyck reach today? What is the role of Russian hackers? And what dark secrets will podcast maker Tatiana discover during her quest?

OMG! The Van Eyck Podcast OMG!

The 3 episodes can be enjoyed while swimming thanks to an underwater audio device in - not coincidentally - the beautiful van Eyck swimming pool in Ghent. At the pool's information desk, visitors can borrow an audio device for free and coronaproof. From May 30, the full story will also be available anywhere and anytime through all podcast apps. This is an initiative of Chase Creative, supported by the City Marketing Fund of Ghent as part of the van Eyck Year 2020-2021.

Episode 1: The pool opens again!

In this episode of her podcast, presenter Tatiana travels to the reopening of the van Eyck swimming pool in Ghent. What was originally going to be a story about a pleasant day in Ghent soon takes a turn full of suspense and mystery when Marie van Eik enters the picture. Marie and Johannes van Eyck, great-grandson of Jan van Eyck, have been at odds for years over the existence or non-existence of Hubert van Eyck and especially over the division of the family wealth. When Tatiana makes an unexpected discovery in Johannes's library, the conflict escalates into an outright war between Marie and Johannes....

Episode 2: John versus the Instagram army

John holds a press conference to contradict the false accusations against his name. Marie is once again dragged through the mud and, as is often the case in the 21st century, tempers quickly flare on social media. What begins with a campaign to cast Hubert van Eyck into oblivion culminates in protests, led by Marie and her Instagram army. The van Eyck name has never had such bitter connotations. Tatiana watches helplessly until she finds a way to restore peace. But will it improve the situation? Or will she put everyone at risk?

Episode 3: The innocent victim

The rebranding of Tatiana backfired. A podcast full of drama and suspense sounded more fun in theory. After her nighttime adventure - and an avoidable murder - the tension between John and Marie reaches a boiling point. However, Tatiana doesn't get off so easily either. Who said hate can't bring people together? Listen to the exciting denouement of this podcast adventure with Tatiana, Marie and Johannes.

Credits

Script -Tom Cuypers

Direction, edit & mix - Wederik De Backer

Music - Sander Lambrecht

Production - Anastassia Oudovitchenko

Story Coach - Pieter Blomme

Johannes van Eyck - Wouter Deprez

Marie Van Eik - Mira Bryssinck

Tatiana - Elena Peeters

City of Ghent - Elly Dermaut

Farys - Sports Service Ghent

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