HEAT

Theater Rotterdam / Davy Pieters

What does heat sound like? Heat shimmers, it creaks and vibrates. In the sweltering performance HEAT, theatre-maker Davy Pieters wonders how we deal with heat, in ourselves and around us.

Run time 90 minutes
Genre theatre
Language language no problem

In Gesprek Fri April 19

HEAT

In HEAT, Davy Pieters shows the complexity of intergenerational dynamics. Relationships are in tension, and deep-seated behaviour becomes visible. Memories and associations intrude on the surface. What happens when we avert our gaze from that which is hot? Is it possible to turn away from the world you live in and the legacy you carry with you?

Davy Pieters is creating HEAT for the main stage. The performers are supported by a large choir, which, in a setting of monumental proportions, voices the heat and creates a sea of sound.
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After CRISPR and Not All Is Lost, HEAT is Pieters' third performance about growing up in a future world. Pieters is known for her powerful visual language in which performance, scenography and soundscapes constantly reinforce each other. In her work, Pieters explores human hope and resilience within collective fears. How can we connect more with the people around us and the world we live in?

Reviews

de Volkskrant

"The performance HEAT tells, without a word being said, a tragic and moving story"

NRC

"Pieters translates heat into powerful images in HEAT"

CREDITS

concept and director Davy Pieters
cast Klára Alexová, Gerindo Kartadinata, Ruth Borg, Johanna van Steen, Lucia Meeuwsen, Neele Kamerbeek, Laura Dreyer, Mira Verhoeve, Neslihan Kaymak, Noa Ghazal Zang Lilian Tong, Nina Rompa, Karlijn Hamer, Jules Vermei, Hanqing Zhou, Ishtar Bakhtali
set design Lena Newton
light design Minna Tiikkainen
costume design Kasia Mielczarek
music Christiaan Verbeek
music & choir management Sterre Konijn
director's assistant Esmée Begemann
assistant set design Wael Qadriyeh
dramaturgical advice Aukje Verhoog
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choir Jasmijn van der Kooi, Lijanne Otto-Vollaard, Giel Geldof, Marianne Maaskant, Anneke Lauwerijssen, Emmelies Kiel, Gre Verweijen, Joke de Zeeuw, Henk Schaaf, Andre Soomers, Cis van Draanen, Leo Keijzer, Jan van Staveren, Ward Peeters, Arinda Mourik, Arnoud van der Zijden, Sjaak Overveld, Evelien Nijveld, Fenna Berger, Daphne van Noordt, Anne van den Homberg, Silvana Span, Britt Mekel, Majed Sarai Edin, Omar Nwilaty, Haitham Othman, Marwan Morgana, Lodi Al-Sahwi, Faten Abu Rslan, Etab Al-Shahaf , Aya Agha, Marieke Stein, EEK (Erik) Koudijs

IN GESPREK

After the performance, come and think, listen and chat at In Gesprek. We invite a guest to further explore the themes of HEAT and to exchange experiences. If you have any questions, this is the perfect time to ask them. In Gesprek is free of charge and starts shortly after the performance in one of our foyers, is conducted in Dutch and lasts about half an hour.