What if our response to crisis is not to fight, to overpower, but to listen, to surrender, to create reciprocity, and to realign?
In a world where the overactive, modern human urge to constrain imposes the illusion of control, life can take dangerous turns. Grief, happiness, the aftermath of a broken heart, a missed opportunity, a newborn child. Life is overwhelming. The tendency to control both the world around us and our inner world, to cope with overwhelming feelings and experiences, makes us unruly.
Vertical Blue invites you to surrender. We will dive deep and let go of everything. Not out of indifference, but to open our hands, eyes, and minds to that which cannot be held or controlled. We are heading for a hard reset
The act of surrender.
We better get ready.
Credits
Artistic Direction, Choreography, Concept Annemijn Rijk Performers Noemi Calzavara, Teresa Avino, Sana Sanaki, Matilde Çobanli Scenography Theun Mosk Lighting Design Wout Panis Composition and Music Aura Bouw Costume Design Annemarije van Harten Technical Producer Cedric van Daalen – Stage-Mate, Marketing, PR, and Communications Marieke Josselet Business Director Milou Vogels
Co-production Schweigman&
Vertical Blue is made possible in part by the Performing Arts Fund NL, the Municipality of Tilburg, the Municipality of Breda, the Province of North Brabant, and the Icke-Lemmens Foundation.