KINGS...come home

In KINGS...come home, you are drawn into the compelling story of a family repeatedly forced to leave their home behind. The reasons for their departure, rooted in the traces of our colonial past, are laid out like a labyrinth in the performance. On their journey, they return to the motherland, a journey to the roots, where the whispers of ancestors converge with their descendants, whose souls breathe anew in the language of their origins as they balance between the familiar and the strange.

In this ongoing search for grip and a sense of home, a world unfolds in which the traces of history, power structures, political forces as well as resilience and connection are strongly felt. As they search for an anchor, hidden patterns of desire, love, pain and hope reveal themselves, intertwined with timeless themes of identity and yearning for a home of your own.

producer KIP Republic & The National Black Theater
direction Ira Kip & Winston ‘Winne” Bergwijn
assistant director Nina Haanappel
text Smita James, Veronique Efomi & Munganyende
choreography Faizah Grootens & Amel-Che Parkinson
production manager Joan Esajas, Channa Begbie
assistant production manager Parisa Niawarani

performers Melvin Aroma, Rubiën Vyent, Revé Terborg, Daniel Pando, Saron Tesfahuney, Giovanni Pisas, Homero Radway & Ayesha Jordan

composition Michael Lampe
music and cultural curation Lynnee Denise
dramaturg Ilgin Abeln
scenography and costumes Atelier Clement
light design Ingeborg Slaats
light engineer Earlneäl Bitoria
marketing Ayra Kip & Rochelle van Maanen
photography and film Selwyn de Wind
artwork Diana Ejaita
website Brand New Guys
graphics and typography Kevin Rooi
animator Jeffrey Goodett