BLOOS de mannen (BLUSH the men)

Winner of the BNG Bank Theatre Prize 2020.

Physical, sensual, and open: a theatrical experience without shame.

Tough men. Sweet men. Soft men. Horny men. Crying men. Dancing men. Angry men. Sad men. Silent men. Searching men. Dreaming men. Wild men. Fearful men. Caring men. Laughing men. Blushing men. All men.

For BLOOS de mannen, Marte engaged in conversations with men aged 10 to 100 about intimacy, sensuality, and desire. How do they define their manhood? When do they love their body, and who are they beyond that body? Their experiences are shared in an evocative audio journey.

Reclining in a single cocoon, you listen to the recordings of these conversations. Each cocoon draws you into the mysterious emotional world of a different generation of man, complete with its own design, movement, and musical composition. The cocoon shifts, turns, and vibrates. In BLOOS de mannen, you surrender to a sensual, tactile experience.

In 2018, Marte created BLOOS: an audio performance where the audience reclined in bed listening to stories of female intimacy. BLOOS de mannen is the long-awaited follow-up.