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 in connection with the human perspective on nature.
In the performance Mother Nature, two women question the concept of the “powerful woman.” Through feminist texts, music, female role models, and interesting anecdotes, the current trend of how we look up to powerful women is explored. And how, secretly, we also view nature in this way. This performance exposes the issue within this mindset: an exhaustion battle. The audience is therefore challenged to question and nuance their perspective on women and nature.
Mother Nature was performed in 2021 at festival De Oversteek.
Direction and concept: Elsbeth Hoefkens
Performers: Anne de Jong and Maud Eikenaar
