UNBORN – Otion & Ulrike Quade Company
Following the success of the theater performance “Fetus Heaven” (2023), Ulrike Quade Company and OTION – Master of Sceneries (Guillermo Armand Blinker) collaborate once again. UNBORN is an intimate theatrical concert where ambiant neo-soul, R&B, hip-hop, and indigenous rhythms intertwine. How do you connect with the unborn part of yourself? ‘Are you breaking down or unfolding?’. UNBORN creates a moment of reflection, inviting you on a journey of discovery where text, music, and projection converge.
Inspired by processes of transformation and perspectives, UNBORN brings together confusion, melancholy, joy, resistance and surrender in a symphony of human emotion. It is a poetic introduction to a spiritual journey of discovery and growth, inviting you to travel through the inner universe of OTION. The performance delves into the potential of personal transformation and liberation. UNBORN explores questions such as: Who or what influences my transformation, and how do you consciously let go of old versions of yourself?
Experience UNBORN at Theaterbroedplaats De Sloot on the 5th and 6th of April 2024. Get your tickets now!
Guillermo Armand Blinker, a.k.a. OTION – Master of Sceneries, is a versatile artist from Amsterdam with an academic background in the performing arts (LMIPA & Codarts). Some of his most recent works are: Tijd Zal Ons Leren (Time Will Tell Us, for Het Nationale Theater), Frekti Singi (for Amsterdam Museum) and Ripple – Opera Forward Festival (National Opera & Ballet). His work consists of songs/compositions, live performances and meditative sound journeys.
Ulrike Quade Company combines puppetry, visual theater, and robotics with music, dance, and multimedia to create magical and visual poetic performances. We use myths and stories from the past as a source of inspiration for the future. Often, we let go of reality to create multiform new worlds in which our audience can immerse themselves. In this way, we envision a possible future and explore the changes necessary toward an equitable and inclusive society.
The language of this performance is English.
Credits:
Concept, compositie, regie en spel: OTION – Master of Sceneries
Instrumentatie: Nathan Klumperbeek, Tez Thompson
Regie-assistent: Anne van Dorp
Scenografie: Hendrik Walther
Kostuum: Carly Everaert
Videografie: Bouba Dola
Sound Producer: droppeddots
Mixing Engineer: Franco Fernandez
Technische Productie: Mark Thewessen
Geluidstechniek: Nina Kraszewska
Productieleider: Isha Plug
Campagnebeeld: David van Woerden
Ontwerp poster/flyer: Marika Seo
Teaser/Trailer: Bowie Verschuuren
Met dank aan: Studio Roex, De Hofnar Present en management
A production of Ulrike Quade Company