Postcards from a better place
Lunatics and Poets combines different disciplines to initiate a diverse dialogue. Their duet ‘I am a poem, there is no way out’ won the Club Guy & Roni partner award at RIDCC (2018), the Golden Butterfly Award Dance Fest (2019), and first prize at Festival10Sentidos Valencia (2020).
In Postcards from a better place, Hanna and Anna illuminate the dark side of human nature. From an infantile game to overt violence, it is the inner darkness that confronts us with irreversible acts, shame and guilt. This performance is a poetic portrait of the shadow side that at the same time makes us human.
Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser Performer: Lin van Kraam
Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser Performers: Lin van Kraam, Tatiana Spiewak
Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser Performers: Lin van Kraam, William English
Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser Performer: Lin van Kraam
Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser Performers: Tatiana Spiewak, Lin van Kraam, Tatiana Matveeva
Photograph: Jésula Toussaint Visser Performers: Tatiana Spiewak, Lin van Kraam, Tatiana Matveeva
“Everyone has dark thoughts and emotions. Our inner darkness is a large part of who we are, but we don’t often talk about it: it’s always a bit hidden, in the shadows. We examine the darker side of life both on an intimate individual level, and a world level. Where do dark thoughts and emotions come from, and under what circumstances do they surface?”
Artistic Team
Direction: Lunatics & Poets
Choreography: Lunatics & Poets in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Lin van Kraam, Tatiana Spiewak, Ada Daniele, William English, Tatiana Matveeva
Dramaturgy: Merit Vissers
Decor: Ascon de Nijs
Music: Rik van de Heuvel
Light Design: Samon Presland
Costume Design: Samir Duratovic
Costume Atelier: Lea Mariaka
Light Technician: Maarten van Burken
Sound Technician: Boes Diertens
Production: Floortje Halters, Fiana de Raaf
Marketing: Joelie Stork
Education: Charlice Johanees