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.
Credits
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Direction:
Guy Weizman -
Choreography:
Roni Haver -
Composition:
David Dramm, Luke Dean -
Percussion:
Niels Meliefste -
Dramaturgy:
Friederike Schubert -
Text:
Rik van den Bos, Marieke van Veen -
Performance:
Jack Wouterse, Sarah Janneh, Sanne den Hartogh
With a cast of 27 musicians, dancers and actors, Night Watch is a full-length performance about the small, personal moments that are recognizable to all of us.
Following Brave New World 2.0 (2019), The Underground (2022, nomination Louis D’or Sanne den Hartogh) and Yara’s Wedding (selection Nederlands Theaterfestival 2023), Rik van den Bos, Guy Weizman and Roni Haver are once again creating a world in which the great themes of our time are held up to the light in an unorthodox and fearless way through modern dance, contemporary music and text theater.
Language no problem
Night Watch is suitable for people who do not speak Dutch but can read English. The performance tours with surtitles.
Agenda
- De Lawei Drachten (try-out) do 06 mrt. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen (try-out) do 13 mrt. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen (try-out) vr 14 mrt. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen (première) za 15 mrt. 25 19:00
- De Nieuwe Kolk Assen za 22 mrt. 25 19:00
- De Lawei Drachten wo 26 mrt. 25 19:00
- Theater Rotterdam Rotterdam do 27 mrt. 25 19:00
- Theater Rotterdam Rotterdam vr 28 mrt. 25 19:00
- De Spiegel Zwolle di 01 apr. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen do 03 apr. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen vr 04 apr. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen za 05 apr. 25 19:00
- Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg di 08 apr. 25 19:00
- ITA Amsterdam do 10 apr. 25 19:00
- ITA Amsterdam vr 11 apr. 25 19:00
- ITA Amsterdam za 12 apr. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen wo 23 apr. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen do 24 apr. 25 19:00
- SPOT Groningen vr 25 apr. 25 19:00
- Stadsschouwburg Utrecht vr 02 mei 25 19:00
- Stadsschouwburg Utrecht za 03 mei 25 19:00
- Koninklijke Schouwburg Den Haag di 06 mei 25 19:00
- Koninklijke Schouwburg Den Haag wo 07 mei 25 19:00
- Schouwburg Amstelveen do 08 mei 25 19:00
- Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht di 13 mei 25 19:00
- Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie Leeuwarden vr 16 mei 25 19:00
- Leidse Schouwburg Leiden wo 21 mei 25 19:00