-
Sat 22 Nov ’2520:15de DoelenJurriaanse Zaal
Rang 1 normal € 39 Rang 2 normal € 35 up and till 30 years € 10 cjp € 10 Rang 3 normal € 29
In Otemba, the 17th-century Japanese-Dutch Cornelia van Nijenroode steps out of her portrait frame in the Rijksmuseum and into the 21st century. She engages in a nocturnal conversation with Indonesian conservator Kirana Diah about wildness and decolonisation. Though their worlds seem far apart, they reveal deep-rooted and confronting parallels.
This Dutch-Japanese-Indonesian music theatre production interweaves history and contemporary issues into a timeless blend of music, language, and movement. Otemba examines how history is rewritten, how our perspectives are shaped, and how cultural legacies clash and intertwine. A magical encounter between past and present, East and West, painting and reality.
credits
OTEMBA music theatre in collaboration with New European Ensemble
Jan van den Berg artistic direction & staging | Misato Mochizuki composition | Janine Brogt libretto & dramaturgy | Ryoko Aoki noh singer/performer | Bernadeta Astari soprano | Artificial Intelligence a scanning robot | Gé Wegman lighting design | Stichting Theater Adhoc production