Yanasei (6+)

21 Sep '25 to 22 Sep '25

Danstheater Aya / Ryan Djojokarso

Yanasei is back in the theaters! A imaginative and colorful journey with live singing and modern variations of traditional Surinamese music.

Run time tba
Genre Music theatre
Language Dutch

Yanasei (6+)

A boy suddenly wakes up in a mysterious, unfamiliar place. He discovers that he has ended up in the foyer op Yanasei — a magical world, full of strange creatures. At first, he is afraid of everything that is new and wants to go back home.
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Slowly, he gets to know the land and makes new friends. But even in this world, there are fools and setbacks. Before he finds peace in Yanasei, he must first confront something from his past that continues to haunt him.

Ryan Djojokarso about Yanasei

“Yanasei is a performance that can offer comfort to anyone who has ever lost a loved one. When children face loss, it is often deeply moving. Yanasei shows that death is part of life, which can help to find a place for grief.”

REVIEWS

Theaterkrant

"Djojokarso, the successor of Wies Bloemen as the new artistic director of Danstheater AYA, immediately makes a bold entrance."

Het Parool

"Yanasei’s journey to the afterlife is imaginative and playful."

Kidsproof

"Our Kidsproof reporter’s main conclusion: too short! Yanasei is not scary at all and is absolutely perfect for children. A harmonious, almost hypnotic dream world full of colorful, fantastically imagined creatures."

Credits

direction and choreography Ryan Djojokarso
cast Thersa Bergmann, Sam Corver, Simon Mual, Mireia Varón Gallofré, Tiffany Vicario
vocal arrangements Shanice Redan
music Jorg Schellekens
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text Ryan Djojokarso, Jappe Groenendijk
dramaturgy Jappe Groenendijk
set design Morgana Machado Marques
lighting design Ate Jan van Kampen
costume design Miek Uittenhout
scene pictures Bowie Verschuuren