5 till 19 August 2021

BLOOS - De Mannen

Marte Boneschansker | NL

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Lie down comfortably in your single cocoon. In here everything is soft, this is home, this is where you feel safe. Through headphones you hear The Men talking: sometimes they talk in a whisper, sometimes very loudly. Some of them are horny, others are crying, some of them are young, others are old or older. They care, dance, dream, laugh and blush, and you are invited to join them.

Location Zuiderpark/Boom
Running time 35 min.
Genre Theatre, installation / visual arts

For BLUSH the men, Marte Boneschansker talked to men between the ages of 10 and 100 about intimacy, sensuality and desires. How do they define their manhood? When do they like their body and who are they beyond their body? Their experiences are shared in a stimulating audio experience. Lying in a single cocoon, you listen to recordings of these conversations. Every cocoon takes you into the mysterious world of emotions of a different generation of men, with its own design, effect and music composition. The cocoon moves, turns and vibrates. In BLUSH the men you surrender to a sensual sensory experience.

Marte previously created BLUSH, an audio performance in which the audience listened to stories about female intimacy while lying in bed. BLUSH was part of Boulevard 2018 and was nominated for the BNG Theatre prize. Now, Marte Boneschansker is presenting the dreamt-of sequel. The NRC wrote about BLUSH: ‘Up close, almost too intimate, personal but never shocking. The balance between openness and discretion is perfect.’ BLUSH the men is just as intensely intimate and blushingly sincere. Wanting to stay just a little longer you’ll roll over to your other side wishing you could collect them all.

“A very intimate experience in a carefully designed theatre installation. (…) It is one of the most special experiences at the festival.”

Parool about Blush at the festival Over het IJ

NOTE

One of the stories is about sexual harassment. If you prefer not to be confronted with this story, please tell us via an email to ticketing@festivalboulevard.nl. This way, we can place you at another story.

One of the stories is in English. You can experience this story at the following times: 05:10 PM | 05:45 PM | 06:20 PM | 07:10 PM | 07:40 PM | 08.20 PM. If you have an interest in an English story, please sent an email to ticketing@festivalboulevard.nl.

At this performance, the audience must be situated within a 1,5-meter distance of each other. Because of this, there are measures to ensure the safety of the visitors. At some stories, the actor might touch you. The actor takes the needed precautions and keeps as much distance as possible. You will only be touched when discussed beforehand.

Credits

Concept Marte Boneschansker
Scenography Geartsje van der Zee
Execution Marley Braaf, Nick Deroo, Levi Middendorp, Reno van Rijsewijk, Anton van der Sluis, Adhadi Achref, Simon Kleinhesselink, Perry Gits
With texts by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Music Matthìas Sigurðsson Sound | Dennis Slot
Mixing Arno Peeters Assistant to the producer | Nina-Elisa Euson
Scenography assistant  Katrijn Westland

Interview assistant Vincent Brons
Dramaturge Katharina Smets
Fitter Syl van Duyn
Graphic design Zuzanna Loch
Illustration | Martin Sweers Production | Angela van Kalsbeek
Publicity | WildChild Agency
Business director | Koosje Laan
With thanks to all the men that I spoke with, Damani Leidsman, Theater Malpertuis, Hannegijs Jonker

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Theaterfestival Boulevard thanks:
  • Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch
  • Provincie Noord-Brabant
  • Fonds Podiumkunsten
  • Brabant C
  • VSBfonds
  • Fonds21
  • BankGiro Loterij
  • Cultuurfonds
  • Creative Europe Programme (EU)
  • De Versterking
  • Verkadefabriek
  • Theater aan de Parade
  • Apap
  • Performing Gender
  • Feminist Futures