CRISPR
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23 feb20:00 - 21:15TRY-OUTTR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal William booth
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24 feb20:00 - 21:15TR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal William booth
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25 feb20:00 - 21:15TR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal William booth
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26 feb20:00 - 21:15TR8 William Boothlaan, RotterdamZaal William booth
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2 mrt20:30 - 22:00De Harmonie, Leeuwarden
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9 mrt20:30 - 22:00Grand Theatre, Groningen
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10 mrt20:30 - 22:00Junushoff, Wageningen
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15 mrt20:30 - 22:00Frascati, Amsterdam
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16 mrt20:30 - 21:30try-outFrascati, Amsterdam
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17 mrt20:30 - 21:30PremièreFrascati, Amsterdam
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18 mrt20:30 - 22:00Frascati, Amsterdam
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22 mrt20:15 - 21:45Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
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23 mrt20:30 - 22:00De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
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24 mrt19:15 - 20:45Schouwburg Odeon, Zwolle
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25 mrt20:15 - 21:15GeannuleerdDe Maaspoort, Venlo
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26 mrt20:30 - 21:30LUX, Nijmegen
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29 mrt20:00 - 21:00Theater Kikker, Utrecht
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30 mrt20:00 - 21:00Theater Kikker, Utrecht
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31 mrt20:15 - 21:15TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamKleine Zaal
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1 apr20:15 - 21:15TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamKleine Zaal
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2 apr20:15 - 21:15TR25 Schouwburg, RotterdamKleine Zaal
It might seem far away, but it’s closer than ever. We are now able to change the genetic code of body cells, bacteria, viruses and plants. With the CRISPR-cas9 technology we can adjust the properties of any organism to our liking. A revolutionary development that will have major consequences for humans, plants and animals.
The performance CRISPR zooms in on the children born after using these ‘genetic scissors’. How does the relationship to our body change when we view ourselves and nature as something we can readjust and regulate? In this visual and physical performance, we see these children growing up; exploring the limits of their bodies in search of who they are and how to be. An investigation of identity in a world that exerts more and more control over the technical side of our existence.
Davy: “The option to apply technology in this manner is here, we are just waiting for the moment for it to be used. Where do we draw the line of what we find acceptable? Who decides on that limit? To research this, I want to show in this performance what this technology might mean for a future generation. For those who don’t yet have a voice in this discussion, but for whom it will determine the rest of their lives.”
Four - part series
CRISPR is the first piece in a four-part series about growing up in a future world Davy Pieters is making at Theater Rotterdam. The central theme is the life cycle, through which we follow human beings during birth, youth, adulthood and death. Every stage of life raises an issue concerning the consequences of technological development and climate change.
About Davy Pieters
The performances directed by Davy Pieters (1988) are explorations of the human of the future and the way it is influenced by technical innovation and visual culture. The performances are characterized by her dominantly visual, physical and cinematic style. Davy previously created The Unpleasant Surprise and How to Build a Universe at Theater Rotterdam; the former was selected for the Venice Biennale along with How did I die, and How to Build a Universe was awarded the VSCD Mime Prize in 2019. DO NOT LOOK BACK WITH REGRET premiered in June 2021, and was also nominated for the VSCD Mime Prize 2021.
Team
concept, regie, scenografie Davy Pieters performance Hali Neto, Ruth Borg, Qiqi van Boheemen e.a. muziek Jimi Zoet lichtontwerp Varja Klosse dramaturgie Elowise vandenbroecke advies Anoek Nuyens regie-assistentie Diane Mahin productie Emma Boots educatie en randprogramma Anne Solie kinderbegeleiding Floor Hengeveld techniek John Thijssen, Hein van Leeuwen, Peter Leeuwenburgh kostuums Erik Bosman, Karin van der Leeuw, Kostuumatelier Theater Rotterdam marketing & publiciteit Team marketing Theater Rotterdam
CRISPR wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door ACT, een Europees samenwerkingsproject rond ecologie, klimaatverandering en sociale transitie. In een tijdperk van klimaatafbraak, massale uitsterving en toenemende ongelijkheid, bundelen we onze krachten in een project over hoop, waarbij verbindingen tussen brede perspectieven en lokale initiatieven centraal staan.
CRISPR is a part of ACT: Art, Climate, Transition, a European cooperation project on ecology, climate change and social transition. In an era of climate breakdown, pandemics, mass extinction and growing inequalities, we join our forces in a project on hope: connecting broad perspectives with specific, localised possibilities, ones that invite or demand that we ACT.