Yanasei (6+)
Yanasei is back in the theaters! A imaginative and colorful journey with live singing and modern variations of traditional Surinamese music.
Beforehand, there will be a free workshop: Create Your Own Magical Cape. A cape full of memories that you can always carry with you. Please don’t forget to sign up when purchasing your tickets. After the performance, a musical parade will take place throughout ITA, and you’ll have the chance to leave a message in the memory tree for someone you miss.
Run time tba
Genre Music theatre
Language Dutch
Yanasei (6+)
A boy suddenly wakes up in a mysterious, unknown place. He discovers that he has arrived at the gateway to Yanasei, a magical world full of strange creatures. At first, he is afraid of everything new and wants to go back home. Slowly, he gets to know the land and even 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.
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Ryan Djojokarso's enchanting performance takes you on this journey to Yanasei (pronounced: jan’ na see). Yanasei is a Surinamese word for the afterlife, also commonly known among Surinamese as Yandasei. It serves as the inspiration for AYA’s Yanasei. The show is a poetic and imaginative dance performance full of color, featuring live singing and modern interpretations of traditional Surinamese music. A unique journey for everyone from 6 to 106.
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
