A tragicomedy about homelessness
Het Markttheater
Location: Dappermarkt, Dapperplein
Nice that you are interested in Op straat by Het Markttheater!
Ticket or reservation is not required.
Come to the Dappermarkt in time to secure a seat.
After the performance, you can make a PAY WHAT YOU CAN donation.
See you then!
Dates:
- GENRE: Performance Art, Social Arts
- THEME: Changing the Norm, Mental Health, Voicing the Unvoiced
- LANGUAGE: Dutch
- Toilet for wheelchair users: no, Wheelchair accessible: yes
For This performance, ‘pay what you can’ applies through on-site QR codes.
The housing market is cracking on all sides, gentrification is increasing and Huib lives in the park. ‘Op straat’ (On the street) shows the impact of being homeless. An ode to people living on the streets. Why is there such a big taboo surrounding homelessness and why does the government fail to give everyone a roof over their heads?
‘Op straat’ came about from the direct presence of Het Markttheater on the market, where there is a lot of interaction with homeless people. The show took shape from interviews with homeless people, experts and partners such as De Regenboog Groep, Salvation Army and Ombudsman Rotterdam-Rijnmond.
After the shows we serve a delicious Armenian Lentil Soup from our soup cart prepared by Mher Brutyan and Jasmijn Schrofer.
SUPO
At Het Markttheater, take a trip back in time, with SUPO: a Babylonian lentil soup, rooted in our DNA. One of the oldest soups, rich in flavour, full of tradition, with a story that takes you back to our ambition. Take all the toppings on recommendation or choose what you like, a squeeze of lemon,some bread and cover your cup for wind. Ask for advice/counselling if you can’t decide. A warm and soft embrace from Het Markttheater and a breath of fresh air will give us strength.
Biography
The Markttheater is a company that breathes new life into theater on the market. The company consists of a permanent core supplemented with makers, actors, musicians and other types of artists with whom we collaborate on a regular basis. Artistically we build on old traditions of folk theater such as Ancient Greek comedy, Commedia dell’Arte and Brecht’s epic theatre. Traditions in which marginalized groups are given a voice and a face, and in which the ruling class is critically examined. Thematic lines in our work currently include ‘who owns the city?’, ‘the food chain’ and ‘migration’. These thematic lines arise from our direct presence in the market, the ongoing conversations we have with our environment and with our partners.
The market is the place where we encounter all levels of society and is therefore the ideal place to develop an innovative and relevant people’s theater. We believe that it is necessary to make a movement towards the public. Our performances therefore take place in the middle of the market square, with striking sets and open audience settings, and are also free of charge. In this way we reach a diverse audience, including many people who would otherwise never go to the theater.