BLOOS de mens (BLUSH the human)
Physical, sensual, and open: a theatrical experience without shame
2023
When do you feel truly seen? What are your feminine and masculine sides? How do you perceive your own body, and who are you beyond that body?
Marte interviewed men, women, and non-binary individuals aged 10 to 100 about their intimacy, sensuality, and desire. Reclining in a single cocoon with headphones on, you listen to the mysterious emotional world of another generation. The cocoon shifts, turns, and vibrates: in BLOOS de mens, you surrender to a sensual, tactile experience.
The Year of Desire
BLOOS de mens evolved from the artistic research of The Year of Desire. Throughout this year-long trajectory, we explored intimacy, sensuality, and longing in all their forms alongside 70 members and guest artists. The vulnerable conversations, sensory experiments, and shared experiences from these gatherings laid the direct foundation for the final performance.
Team
Concept
Marte Boneschansker
Business management
Koosje Laan
Performers
Achref Adhadhi, Alidtcha Binazon, Marley Braaf, Nick Deroo, Nina-Elisa Euson, Simone Giel, Simon Kleinhesselink, Levi Middendorp, Reno van Rijsewijk, Anton van der Sluis, Geartsje van der Zee
Featuring texts by
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Virginia Woolf
Music
Matthìas Sigurðsson
Scenography
Geartsje van der Zee
Scenography assistant
Katrijn Westland
Dramaturgy, interview assistant
Vincent Brons
Assistant director
Nina-Elisa Euson
Sound design
Dennis Slot
Sound mixing
Arno Peeters
Technical producer
Jorn Kortooms
Set construction
Bregje Pels Rijcken, Matthijs Bill Rietveld
Route advice
Hannegijs Jonker
Costume maker / Seamstress
Syl van Duyn
Graphic design
Zuzanna Loch
Publicity image
Martin Sweers
Production
Jakob Proyer
PR / Publicity
Nikla Katsburg
Community
Shayne McCreadie
Special thanks to: all the people we spoke with, De School, Dat Bolwerck, and the members of The Year of Desire.
BLOOS de mens is a production by Marte Boneschansker and is made possible with the support of AFK, LVC Vaillantfonds, and the VSB Fonds.
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“Deze een-op-eenontmoeting is zo intiem dat je je eigen liggende lijf vergeet, om even in dat van een ander op te gaan.”
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De Standaard