Theatre
I focus on theatre that connects and shows real stories. Where you see 'humans', in all their vulnerabilities. I strive to create moments where we can let go and be open to new discoveries. I always question life and the way we live it emotionally or socially. Somehow that always ends up with 'being in the now'. The only moment where connection and contact are possible.
ONS EILAND
The theater performance Ons Eiland (our island) was created in the neighborhood Woensel-West in Eindhoven. The residents play the leading role and the neighborhood is the backdrop.
As a spectator you walk a route through the neighborhood. You visit living rooms, a backyard and the community building in the middle of the neighborhood. A different story unfolds at each location. A story from behind the front door. This way you get to know the residents of Woensel-West in a special way.
BOTERBAZEN
the podcast
The 3D audio theatre walk Boterbazen has been adapted and can also be listened to as a podcast . This walking podcast is accessible to everyone and can be listened to for free.
In about 1 hour you walk through the center of Oss and you are invited to look at the city differently. So it is not your standard city walk with historical facts, but you will be taken into a story written especially for this purpose, inspired by interviews with residents from Oss.
BOTERBAZEN
Boterbazen is a 3D audio theatre walk in the center of Oss. You walk with headphones on along various historical places and buildings in Oss. The city center serves as the scenery and radiant center of the walk. Through the combination of audio, music, theater and dance you get to know the city in a different way. You come to places you have never been before or have passed by hundreds of times and are invited to see these places with different eyes.
STROOM
The performance 'STROOM' (stream) is an attempt to make the inner monologue, a STREAM of thoughts, audible and a quest to let go of it in order to be present. You are taken into a STREAM of words that reveal an inner world and you follow the actor in his quest to let go of thoughts and arrive in the now.
ATOOM
The performance ATOOM (atom) searches for connection. How were and are we connected to each other? It tells the atomic story. The beginning. The origin of everything. How the atoms came into existence and have had billions of lives in the first plants, animals, dinosaurs, in Albert Einstein, Hitler and ultimately in everything that lives today. It builds a bridge to the now. How are we still connected to each other in this day and age? And can we still become aware of that connection?
Wat als je nu was?
Theater group Toch Nog investigates the moment “now” in today's society. The moment that increasingly serves as a refuge in our overstimulated society, but is also presented as a product with yoga classes and mindfulness programs. What does it mean to be in the now? And how on earth do you get there? Will we be able to stay in the present, or will we be bored? What happens when we are in the now? And what happens when we go out again? And is that interesting to look at?
Meet the other
Meet the other is an art project in public space. A social experiment that is based on chance. During the day, letters are handed out or left in the city with an invitation for a meeting that same evening. Readers of that letter can first register on a website linked to the project and chat before coming to the meeting place. There they meet the others.
An empty performance
An empty performance is an attempt to give value to the 'worthless' around us. It is a quest to learn to look differently. The performance takes place on location, an abandoned house, an abandoned school or vacant office building. You step into the empty space, there is only a small light so you can find your place, when it goes out you can't see anything anymore. During the performance, little by little bits of light from outside are admitted to the darkness and you can see more and more of your surroundings.
A live performance
A live performance is a search for what it means to make contact and to express that on stage. When is something real, how can you be real, and how can you let go? It is an attempt to create real contact between performer and audience. The usual audience setup is broken through and the audience stands in a circle around the performer. The performer is surrounded by a line of people watching him. Everyone can look each other in the eye, there is no escape, for the performer or the audience.