location: R'dam CS & rcth | length: 2,5 uur hour | intermission: 45 minutes | 15 euro | direction and concept:
Paul Röttger
An urban theatre safari by Paul Röttger
Who can be, and who can not?
And who decides?
To Be Or Not is about the real life.
Even more.
It puts “being” on the edge.
To Be Or Not was the first production from the new collaboration between Galerie Atelier Herenplaats, the Rotterdam Centre for Theatre and Theatre Maatwerk, an adventurous urban theatre safari that led the audience to the corners of Rotterdam. The audience ‘participated’ and found famous and infamous passages of Rotterdam, furthermore they get to walk in the shoes of (un) beloved ‘others’.
time and location
The theatre safari was performed in autumn 2015 , it started on weekend days at 15.00 o’clock on the square in front of new Rotterdam Central Station and ended with an organic and vegetarian meal at the Rotterdam Centre for Theatre (rcth). In between everything was a surprise to our audiences. The life experiences of the actors and the audiences determined how the safari part of the show would go.
The final scene was played out in our own theatre studio where all actors sang and exceptional version of the ‘Misa Criolla’ by Ramirez’.
Playlist 2015
October: 10/11/17/18/31 Nov. 1/7/8/21/22/28/29
In addition, To Be Or Not played for schools in Rotterdam
production in pictures
colofon
concept-regie Paul Röttger choreografie Raymond Colling muzikale leiding Tim Hammer koor repetitor Mirthe Dokter regie-assistentie Wilbert Slagboom dramaturgie Elisabeth Canisius artistiek adviseur Erik-Ward Geerlings productieleiding Robert Schell
kostuumontwerp Roelie Westendorp uitvoering kostuums Sara Hakkenberg, Gerda Knuivers, Jaqueline de Maat maskerontwerp Arthur Vriens kunstwerken Galerie Atelier Herenplaats: Wendell Jesse Kerwhen, Belinda Tijssen
publiciteit Elisabeth Canisius, Dominique Mol, Robert Schell, Studio Lonne Wennekendonk concept en ontwerp campagne Studio Lonne Wennekendonk fotografie campagne Sanne Donders teksten/interviews audiofragmenten Raoul de Jong
geïnterviewden Nanda Claessen, Egbert de Jong, Max Maas, Arianne Meijboom, Rob de Vries en Christien Wagener keuken o.l.v. Bram Legerstee expositie Galerie Atelier Herenplaats: Ben Augustus, Wendell Jesse Kerwhen, Belinda Tijssen, Wouter Valentijn
manager Theater Maatwerk / Galerie Atelier Herenplaats Vincent Koens leerwerkcoaches Theater Maatwerk Rick Bouwens, Babet Kuckelkorn, Wilma O’Sullivan leerwerkcoaches Galerie Atelier Herenplaats Karin van As, Richard Bennaars, Betty Divendal, Frits Gronert, Mandy Struik, Karin Trijsburg fondsenwerving Firma Woord en Daad: Paul Kortman monitoring studenten ISO Hogeschool Rotterdam huishouding en bar Hans Breebaart, Erick Eckhardt, Ruud van Huis, Harvey Rijkland, Stefanie Rodrigues Alves, Edner van der Schoot vervoer Valérie Bollen reserveringen Irina Thio contact scholen Bram Legerstee (bram@rcth.nl)
spelers Oscar Alblas, Johan Boekhout, Rick Bouwens, Corné Bouwmeester, Diana Coolen, Mirthe Dokter, Jack Edelbroek, Emile Elsenaar, Johan den Hartog, Tim Hammer, Alexander Heester, Carla Heijboer, Laan Irodjojo, Lisette Janse, Mitchel Kartowikromo, Soufian Kasmi, Tugba Kiliç, Babet Kuckelkorn, Lisa McCray, Fons van de Moosdijk, Milton Oliviera Soares, Terence Patra, Anet Rijkers, Miriam van Rossum, Maryam Sirani, Saskia Spierenburg, Selinda Tady, Paulus Thelen, Belinda Tijssen, Ronald Timmers, Jos Tournier, Irmgard Valk, Jacco van der Vegte, Anne Marie Westerveen, Nina van der Woude, Djen van Zon
met dank aan lokaties, vrijwilligers, Mieke Cardol (Lector Disabillity Studies Hogeschool Rotterdam), Henk Smid (directeur ZonMW), Christiaan Mooij, Ab Bol
met speciale dank Gerard Smulders
deze voorstelling is financieel mogelijk gemaakt door Van Cappellen Stichting, Fonds Verstandelijk Gehandicapten, Gemeente Rotterdam, G.Ph.Verhagen-Stichting, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Stichting Boschuysen, Stichting Swart-van Essen, Stichting H.M.A. Schadee- Fonds, Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht, Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds, VSB fonds
Download hier de hele programmatoelichting van To Be Or Not 1.
