Portfolio Category: THEATRE

🇳🇱 In early 2025, I had the opportunity to conduct an artistic research project in Berlin, exploring the role of digital technologies in contemporary German theatre. Supported by Culture Moves Europe and in collaboration with the Ernst Busch University of Theatre Arts, I attended 33 performances across 8 theatres and spoke with 16 theatre makers—ranging from Ernst Busch…

What is the role of silence in times of war and recovery? What does war sound like? And what could not be spoken of before and after the war? In the performance Stil Leven, young people from Amsterdam, under the guidance of theatre makers Elsbeth Hoefkens and Hannah Vrijenhoek, explored the history of the city during…

to be soft is to be powerful   Aletta Jacobs, Beyoncé, Emma Watson, Angela Merkel, the neighbour from number 85, Oprah Winfrey, Eva Jinek, Michelle Obama. Just a few examples of independent strong women. Women who fight for equal treatment, and seem to be an endless source of strength. In Mother Nature, this inexhaustibility is examined…

“A short film about the ideals and dreams of then and now.” Young people from Arnhem, under the guidance of theatre maker Elsbeth Hoefkens, delved into the history of Arnhem during World War II. Their research forms the basis for the short film PuinHoop. The short film PuinHoop is about finding hope and looking ahead during a time…

“Welcome to our pleasure island.”   In the performance PLEASE, the collective Teder Tuig explored what it truly means to experience pleasure. What is the difference between natural and artificial pleasure? When is something authentic? Is pleasure bad? What is the boundary between pleasure and pain? And what about our guilty pleasures?   The performance…

“Identity is about sharing ideas, beliefs or history through a common set of attributes and signs establishing a recognizable sense of identification.”   IK BEN DUS is an interdisciplinary performance in which six performers join you in exploring the meaning and role of identity. It is an investigation into how identity comes into being, why it…

A quest for the beauty of faith and the role of technology within it.