ROOM IN OUR HOUSE
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Fri 6 Nov 202620:00Theater aan het Spui, Den HaagHall 1
Tier 1 Regular € 19,50 Youths up to and including the age of 30 € 12,50
ROOM IN OUR HOUSE brings a groundbreaking countervoice in this time of crises. Inspired by the centuries-old peace treaty between the Dutch and the Haudenosaunee, the NBP team immersed themselves in their community in the United States. A world of democracy, equality, and gentleness.
Directed by inspirational speaker Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida/Haudenosaunee) and choreographer/theater director Nicole Beutler (Dutch-German), with texts by Indigenous writer and activist Ty Defoe (Oneida/Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe), ROOM IN OUR HOUSE invites the audience to explore each individual's responsibility in peacemaking.
About Nicole Beutler Projects
Nicole Beutler is an internationally acclaimed choreographer and artistic director known for her interdisciplinary works at the intersection of performance, dance, visual arts and music theatre. For ROOM IN OUR HOUSE, Beutler sought collaboration with Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida/Haudenosaunee), Indigenous inspirational speaker and founder of Rematriation. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to uplifting Indigenous women’s voices and raising consciousness towards living in balance with Mother Earth.
Nicole Beutler’s projects are driven by the desire for a potentially better society. All of Beutler’s activities are an invitation to connect and to reflect critically on the human existence. For years, her work has highlighted the connection to the climate crisis. Indigenous knowledge and climate justice form the next step in search of a shared future, that is always rooted in the body.
Credits
Concept & direction Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida/Haudenosaunee), Nicole Beutler (NL/DE) | Choreography Nicole Beutler in collaboration with the cast | Dancers Montana Summers (Oneida), Rob Polmann (NL/DE) | Storyteller Montana Adams (Mohawk) | Text Ty Defoe (Oneida/Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe), Michelle Schenandoah | Music Gary Shepherd (NL/UK, composition), Ty Defoe (drums + flute), Adah Schenandoah (Oneida, vocals + drums) | Costumes Tisha Thompson (Mohawk), Jessica Helbach (NL) | Set design Jessica Helbach (NL) with Tim Vermeulen (NL) | Dramaturgy Justa ter Haar (NL), Igor Dobričić (SRB) | Cultural consultants Neal Powless (Onondaga), Diane Schenandoah (Oneida) | Lighting design Tim Vermeulen (NL) | Sound design Maurits Thiel (NL) | Produced by Nicole Beutler Projects (NL) in collaboration with Rematriation (USA) | Support USA Syracuse Stage, The Treman Center | Support NL Performing Arts Fund NL, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Fonds 21, Ammodo Art, Netherland-America Foundation