Als het anders loopt (9+)
Als het anders loopt is about a waiting room where no one wants to be. Where the walls move, and people stagger yet remain upright. Actors and dancers with and without disabilities, together with live musicians, depict a world full of adversity and strength.
Run time 70 minutes
Genre Dance-family
Taal Language no problem
Als het anders loopt
Anyone can end up here, says my father. He fills out an endless stack of forms, and I have to stay quiet. It's been at least a hundred and ten hours already. There's a tall counter with two blue hands behind it. They tell us what to do, but I don't understand it.
People come and go. A girl, hooked up to an IV, dances so lightly, I think she can fly. The boy who was sitting next to me, has no arms and legs but he can do everything. You can also get lost here. In the hallways, there's a woman with such a large head that she almost falls over. And me, I'm just different. But that's okay, says my father. Because there is already so much that is the same.
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Elien van den Hoek directs the performance and serves as the artistic director of Het Houten Huis. Her work is characterized by a blend of visual poetry, detailed physical acting, live music, and an absurd world. Andreas Denk, artistic director of Plan d-, takes on one of the lead roles and contributes to the choreography. With his humorous, emotional performance style, he even makes objects dance. Dancer and choreographer Adam Peterson from Club Guy & Roni captivates the audience with his refined, emotional dance. In Als het anders loopt, they collaborate to explore a unique style that blends dance and theater.
REVIEWS
de Volkskrant
“Als het anders loopt showcases with a beautiful and liberating parade that everyone, truly everyone, can dance.”
Scènes
“Director Elien van den Hoek, along with all the other collaborators of this production, cannot be praised enough for striking a delicate balance in this grand production. Limitations? Certainly. Pathetic? Nothing of that!”
Theaterkrant
“The new production by Het Houten Huis, Club Guy & Roni, and Plan d- paints a world where the celebration of exceptionality reigns.”
Parool
“A beautiful masterpiece crafted with love.”
Friesch Dagblad
“Elien van der Hoek has once again crafted a performance that is gentle, endearing, and charming. But also, just a lot of fun.”
Credits
direction and script Elien van den Hoek
actors and dancers Sam Corver, Andreas Denk, Marloes Dingshoff, Meghan Dobbelsteijn Bisschops, David Feenstra, Agri Issa, Johannes de Jong, Laura Moura Costa and Thomas Schellens
music and composition Radek Fedyk
vocals and acting Sanam Tahmasebi
choreography Adam Peterson, Andreas Denk and Elien van den Hoek
assistent director Anne van Dorp and Zoscha van Erkel
lightning Paul Reitsma
sound Tomas van Schelven
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robot control Loeki Wiefferink
backstage Wytze Veenstra and Esther de Vries
design Douwe Hibma and Marlies Schot
set construction Douwe Hibma
props and set finishing Marlies Schot
carpenter and technical support Roy Vermeer
costumes and masks Freja Roelofs together with André Kok
lightning design Desirée van Gelderen
dramaturgy Loes van der Pligt and David van Griethuysen
advice Marleen Jongens, Inez de Bruijn, Maarten Smit and Het Houten Huis team
