ZOU JE VAN MIJ HOUDEN [ALS IK EEN VROUW BEN]
How do we nurture a place in our society for someone who wants to create themselves? That question is the common thread in the work and life of Leendert Vooijce, one of the creators of theater collective Female Economy. In a candid conversation, Leendert delves deeper into themes of gender, identity, sexuality and identification, and shares personal experiences.
Festival Lieve Stad, 750
Location The Bookshop
Run time 120 minutes
Genre Theatre
Language Dutch
ZOU JE VAN MIJ HOUDEN [ALS IK EEN VROUW BEN]
As a child, Leendert crawled under the table with Grandma's heels on and whispered: "Mom, would you love me if I were a girl. There was no answer to that, but a silence. At the same time, in that silence arose the freedom to develop himself outside the binary structures.
Leendert seeks space for space.
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In this conversation, Leendert explores themes of gender, identity, sexuality and identification. Aware of the social and political connotations, Leendert focuses on the personal, the human, because every person knows thoughts about identity, sexuality and love that sometimes fall outside the norm. How does suppressing those feelings affect our society?
About Lieve Stad, 750
This performance is part of Lieve Stad, 750, a joint theater festival of Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and Meervaart. In honor of 750 years of Amsterdam, we are celebrating an extra-large edition in May with more than 50 performances in 14 theaters throughout the city. The festival brings everything together: the artists, the stages, the stories and the audience. We honor the city's rich traditions, but also give space to new voices and perspectives. Together we make Amsterdam - and we celebrate it.
Celebrate art. Celebrate the city. Celebrate together.
The Bookshop
The Bookshop is ITA's new cultural living room on Leidseplein. This compact stage offers a space for innovation, reflection and new perspectives. Here, makers, performers and visitors meet for special programmes, from experiments to intimate performances. The Bookshop is a place for everyone, with a focus on accessibility and openness. It is a gift to the city, made possible by the support of more than 500 donors and various funds and partners.
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