Nieuwe blogposts over o.a. Adem, Lollipop en RUMOR
19-05-2010
RUMOR / foto: Anna van Kooij
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Adem: Theatre as a journey
(...) as time progressed, intimacy slowly crawled its way into the performance, resulting in a feeling of extreme closeness and connection. The piece premiers May 20th and it will run until the 29th (daily except on the 25th), for anyone interested in experiencing the transformation and the journey that this piece affords the viewers. Lees meer
A rehearsal of Miek Uittenhout (Lollipop)
This is how she came up with the idea of the bell jar: “I think that when you are in contact with that extreme feeling, then you might be a bit closed towards the outside world, and that is the feeling that you are living in a bubble or in a bell jar”. What makes this image even more effective is the fact that it symbolizes concealment as much as exposure. The woman inside the jar is locked up inside her own world, but she is also on display, showcased in a transparent structure that doesn't allow her to hide anything from an audience that surrounds her. The glass is a perfect metaphor because it both distances and reveals the woman: it is a space of loneliness and entrapment in the midst of the public eye. Lees meer
Interview with Giselle Vegter (RUMOR)
We are being watched and exposed continuously, and we are also becoming uneasy about this. We are becoming increasingly afraid of being exposed. I think we are being disturbed by this and we don't always know how to deal with it. An example of this is mobile phones, that people are using to speak their private lives out in public. And they are featured extensively in the performance. Lees meer
