22 August 2021

Grond

VONK | NL

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A canary wings its way ahead, followed by wide-open eyes. Soot-covered people in flickering light surrounded by darkness. In his new theatre monologue, Anton Dautzenberg – known for his novels Geestman (Spirit Man) and Extra Tijd (Extra Time) – retraces his past as a child growing up in a working-class neighbourhood in the South Limburg village of Schaesberg. Life there took them to the dark depths of the coal mines in South Limburg. A dark underground world where his grandfather toiled and above which he played as a child. Nicoline Soeter wrote the music, and the VONK ensemble gives all sounds and words a suitable surface. Come and feel grounded. In the most musical sense of the word.

Location Verkadefabriek/Kleine zaal
Running time 60 min.
Genre Muziektheater, Muziek

November Music

This performance is part of November Music on Tour. A series of adventurous concerts in the Fall of 2021, in collaboration with festivals and venues, among which Theaterfestival Boulevard. This annual 10-day festival takes places from 5 to 14 November and offers more than 90 different concerts. Check their complete program at www.novembermusic.net.

'A writer’s deeply personal mythology.'

- NRC Handelsblad.

composed by Nicole Soeter 
written by Anton Dautzenberg  
vocals Rianne Wilbers  
saxophone Tom Sanderman

clarinet Erwin Muller  
percussion Reggy van Bakel  
guitar Pete Harden  
performance Steve Aernouts 

More November Music

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