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Superball
Lollipop
&
Mr.
Classic
zo 16 feb. 25 15:00
Superball, Lollipop & Mr. Classic is a co-production of Oorkaan and HIIIT, suitable for children ages 8 and up.
During this theatrical concert you will be carried away by the power and virtuosity of beatboxing, classical percussion and drums. The three musicians in Superball, Lollipop & Mr. Classic tell a story without words, but with their own rhythm. Beatboxing, music and dance moves come together in an exciting play in which we move to the beat we all know, the beat of our own hearts. A performance where beats and unthinkable sounds are brought together in a great battle. What do we need? Ourselves and each other! Are you ready to follow your own rhythm? When our rhythms come together we are indestructible!
Geweld
&
Vibrato
vr 28 feb. 25 20:15
An operatic performance for singing actor and soprano,
3 percussionists, 3 strings, live electronics, radio and insect sounds.
Composer Huba de Graaff found in her parents’ estate letters and photographs of her maternal uncle who fought in Indonesia for the Dutch army. In sharp contrast are all the documents she found from her paternal Indo grandfather. He appeared to have been friends with members of the Indonesian anti-colonial resistance. She is the living product of two families, embodying the two sides of this colonial war.
A Dutch soldier conducts a small orchestra in the interior of Indonesia. The music-making “natives” don’t really cooperate, and gradually, more and more annoying insects appear. Whipped up by the historic speeches of General Spoor and Prime Minister Beel, the whole thing escalates into an outburst of transgressive vibrato and theatrical violence.
An unorthodox opera, in which the phenomenon of “vibrato” is used as a metaphor for the violence of Western expansionism: overwhelming and forced transgressive vibrato.
Night Watch
do 6 mrt. 25 19:00
Night Watch is a pitch black, primal and deeply sad play that deals with themes of family, emancipation and authority through old age and death. A family drama in which everyone tries to break free from the role assigned to them so that they can decide for themselves what they really believe in. A dark and meditative performance. Oppressive but ultimately liberating. In which a weakening heartbeat slowly turns into an uptempo beat. A ritual journey to the end of the night, towards the first light of the new day.
Together with Asko|Schönberg, Nederlands Kamerkoor and NKK NXT, HIIIT provides the music – which is written by David Dramm and Luke Deane. Percussionist Niels Meliefste developed a characteristic Old Dutch instrumentation especially for Night Watch.