Surrender to a music-theatrical expedition with ‘getting lost’ as destination
Jonathan Bonny & Theater Babel Rotterdam
Location: Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Grote Zaal
Dates:
- GENRE: Music theatre, Social Arts
- THEME: Changing the Norm, Climate, Connection
- LANGUAGE: Dutch, Dutch Sign Language interpreter present
- Attention: a lot of sensory stimuli (light and/or sound), Attention: low-stimulus space present, Stroboscope
- Toilet for wheelchair users: yes, Wheelchair accessible: yes
The two shows on September 11 have a Dutch Sign Language Interpreter present.
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I am going on an expedition, and I’m taking with me…
In NOORDERLICHT, the performers of Theater Babel Rotterdam and Jonathan Bonny take you on an expedition. In these wanderings, the inclusive cast of eight reflects upon their chances to succeed, and the role the audience plays in that. Come get lost and celebrate the ungraspable in this immersive theatrical field trip in which live music, dance, spoken word and an interactive light design play off each other at a fast pace.
Biography
Jonathan Bonny (he/they) is musician and theater maker. He’s educated as a classical percussionist, but mainly feels at home in the extended performing arts scene where his passion for pop music and interdisciplinarity get space on stage as well. In terms of content, Jonathan continuously strives for a more just world. In their work, the actual majority of marginalized voices get the most amplification.
Theater Babel Rotter is an inclusive theater company that doesn’t exclude anyone. Babel works with performers with and without disabilities, ill and healthy, addicted and not addicted, with different backgrounds, religions and gender identities. People that are different than you, and sometimes you’re the one being different.