About

Company Marte Boneschansker is a theater collective pushing the boundaries of experiential theatre and documentary audio work. Grounded in raw, intimate interviews with hundreds of individuals, we build sensory audio installations where the audience does not merely watch from a distance, but is physically immersed.

Through our year-long trajectories (The Year of...), we collaborate with a diverse community of participants and guest artists to conduct extended artistic research into universal human themes: desire, grief, shadow, resistance, and solace. These gatherings serve as the incubator and foundation for our large-scale performances. Company Marte Boneschansker creates safer spaces for what hurts, what moves us, and what otherwise remains unsaid.

Marte Boneschansker is a theatre maker and audio artist creating one-on-one experiential theatre derived from documentary material. Guided by a microphone and a keen curiosity for the nuances of human emotion, they gather personal stories that lay the foundation for intimate, physical audio works and installations.

In ongoing collaboration with general director Chris Belloni, she has created works including the award-winning BLOOS series, TOURIST (2019), ROUW (2022), SCHADUW (2024), and OPSTAND (2025). Additionally, they co-publish the independent magazine Bühne Bisoux with Vincent Brons, offers artistic coaching to audio creators, and works as a model.

Chris Belloni is the business director of Company Marte Boneschansker. He studied European Studies and Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and brings extensive experience in international cultural diplomacy. Within the Company, he provides the strategic and organisational foundation for Company Marte Boneschansker's artistic vision.

Alongside his role at Company Marte Boneschansker, Chris is the director of Stichting art.1, focusing on artivism and behavior change through public art interventions. He is also the founder and festival director of the International Queer & Migrant Film Festival, highlighting queer stories in relation to migration and displacement. Chris is member of the European Film Academy since 2024.

Stichting Bloos was founded in 2018 by artistic director Marte Boneschansker. The foundation aims to open up conversations around societal taboos and vulnerable human experiences. By placing pressing social and cultural themes at the core of multidisciplinary art projects, the foundation fosters an inclusive practice where audiences become co-owners of the artistic journey.

Stichting Bloos was established in collaboration with producer Het Huis Utrecht and the New Makers Scheme of the Performing Arts Fund NL.

Board: Djoere de Jong (Chair), Tessa Hagen (Secretary), Thomas Hosman (Treasurer).

Remuneration Policy: Board members receive no compensation or holiday allowances. Management and staff are paid according to the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) for Theatre and Dance.

ANBI Status: Stichting Bloos has held cultural ANBI status (Public Benefit Organization) since 2021. This allows donors to benefit from enhanced tax deductions on gifts under Dutch tax law.