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Attention! Extremely rare birds have been spotted in Amsterdam… and you have the chance to observe them up close. Your binoculars are laid out and ready to go. Let the beauty of these birds captivate you in Ballet des Extinctes.  

 In this 25-minute site-specific performance, the audience receives binoculars and is invited to spot two birds. Inspired by the hoopoe, a rare bird species living around Amsterdam and very popular among birdwatchers, the makers step into the perspective of a bird that is constantly being watched. What does it mean to become an object of observation and recreation? From an ecofeminist perspective and through humor and absurdity, Ballet des Extinctes examines parallels between birdwatching and the ways nature and women are observed, desired, and controlled.