Myrto Nizami – Prima Materia III, "The Last Mask"
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Sat 7 Jun 202519:15Theater aan het Spui, Den HaagHall 2
vrije plaatskeuze Normaal € 16,50
In English
Performer Kristia Michael plays two roles: she is both scientist (or narrator) and research object (the dreamer). Seated on a bed with a mosquito net that doubles as a projection screen, she descends into her deepest dreams, while simultaneously regarding herself.
Questions of identity are of all times but have taken on new meaning in our current world, in which the ubiquity of technology and media complicates perceptions of ourselves and reality. Constantly viewed and constantly drawing up different facades, we are a fragmentation bomb of ‘selves’ and yet we experience our identity as ‘whole’. The Last Mask stages that disparity in a setting that is both a laboratory and a dream sequence.
Supporting act
As a supporting act, ensemble-in-residence SKETCH351 will present itself for the first time. SKETCH351 is a musicians’ ensemble dedicated to contemporary music and creation. As maker-in-residence for Dag in de Branding, the group will be presenting a small sample of their Fluxus-inspired playground – a performative original work that encompasses their reflections on the absurdity of daily life.
This performance is part of Edition 73 of the music festival Dag in de Branding. See the festival website for the full programme, including shows in other venues: