“A small newspaper report: Four years after the bankruptcy of Sabena, the Belgian airline, ten people were still working. That touched me. Until then, I had naively assumed that after bankruptcy, everything stopped. The ten employees who still work at Droomreizen bv decide at the end of the piece to travel to Alpha Centauri, the closest star after our sun. A rather unrealistic solution, but a beautiful dream. I believe that dreams like this - more than anything else - have brought us where we are, and defined us as human beings. Times have changed and the importance of this piece has only grown. And the longing for the past, the fear of change and the concern for the uncertain future is at least as great. Just like the necessity of dreams. Preferably unrealistic. And finally, fortunately, we are still able to have a hearty laugh about all that.”
(Joeri Vos on his text Alpha Centauri)
Alpha Centauric
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If your dreams don't scare you they aren't big enough.
Droomreizen BV is bankrupt, 6,000 employees are on the street. Still, ten people are still working at the head office to complete the bankruptcy. The end is in sight, because four years after the bankruptcy, most of the work has been done. What do you do when you know your work is ending? Then you keep working and act like nothing is wrong. But the veneer of mundane office chatter is wafer-thin. Fortunately, there still seems to be an escape from this misery, in the form of a journey. But where will this journey end?
Joeri Vos wrote this tragicomedy in 2006 when the housing market started to collapse. Director Jori Hermsen is now staging the performance, 12 years later, at a raw location in Utrecht. Ten ambitious and passionate amateur players investigate which desires, ambitions and dreams are hidden under the layer of clean appearances. Alpha Centauri shows that, no matter how hopeless the situation, it is necessary to keep dreaming
fotografie: Mascha Hendriks kostuums: Jessica Zeylmaker decor en licht: Jori Hermsen
fotografie: Mascha Hendriks kostuums: Jessica Zeylmaker decor en licht: Jori Hermsen
fotografie: Mascha Hendriks kostuums: Jessica Zeylmaker decor en licht: Jori Hermsen
fotografie: Mascha Hendriks kostuums: Jessica Zeylmaker decor en licht: Jori Hermsen
Text Yuri Vos
Direction, scenography & production Jori Hermsen
Directional assistance & technique Brian Verhagen
costumes Jessica Zeylmaker
Game Andre Dashorst, , Daan de Bruijn, Femke Trommar, Marieke Koudstaal, Marjolein Haagsman, Mertijn Wien, Nancy Wielenga, Rutger Groeibach, Sandra Hoving and Tynke Hiemstra
Photography and graphic design Mascha Hendriks
Teaser Guillaume Versteeg/G3bstudios
Play dates
premiere Thursday 8 February 2018 20.30
Friday 9 February 2018 20.30
Saturday 10 February 2018 20.30
Sunday 11 February 2018 20.30
Friday February 16 2018 20.30
Saturday 17 February 2018 20.30
Location
HKU Shed
Koningsweg 2, 3582 GE, Utrecht
ticket sales
good to know
It can get quite cold in the shed, so wear warm clothes.
There is no pin available for drinks, so bring enough cash with you.
