MERKEL
Merkel is a Wagnerian electro-opera about the most influential woman of this moment in history; Angela Dorothea Merkel. Merkel is the Chancellor of Germany, tacitly the leader of Europe, and, next to Theresa May, the only woman in a male-dominated political world. In an age in which right wing populism flourishes and polarizes Europe, Merkel tries to unite the European people; she offers a helping hand in the financial collapse of Greece and the international refugee crisis. She chooses the general interest of the people over her personal beliefs. What does it take to be Merkel? And how long is this way of conducting politics sustainable for Europe and for herself? In order to get answers to these questions, Nineties crawls into her skin. The theatre makers throw themselves into the struggle between self-interest and altruism, between the individual and the collective. Based on political speeches and biographical sources, childhood memories and fictional encounters, Nineties creates a portrait of the Mutti of Germany and an ode to the struggle of the (seemingly) egoless (wo)man.
PHOTO’S
PLAYDATES
NEW DATES
September 21st 2019: Theater Kikker, Utrecht
November 29th 2019: Monty, Antwerpen (BE)
March 26th 2019: Theater Kikker, Utrecht
March 27th 2019: Theater Kikker, Utrecht
March 28th 2019: Theater Kikker, Utrecht
March 29th 2019: De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
March 31st 2019: Grand Theater, Groningen
April 5th 2019: Toneelschuur, Haarlem
April 6th 2019: Toneelschuur, Haarlem
April 10th 2019: Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
April 11th 2019: Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
April 12th 2019: Op locatie, i.s.m. Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
April 13th 2019: Op locatie, i.s.m. Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
April 14th 2019: Op locatie, i.s.m. Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
April 16th 2019: Odeon, Zwolle
April 17th 2019: Odeon, Zwolle
April 19th 2019: Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
April 20th 2019: Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
April 24th 2019: De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
April 25th 2019: De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg
April 26th 2019: Chassé Theater, Breda
May 1st 2019: Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
May 2nd 2019: Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
May 7th 2019: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
May 8th 2019: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
May 9th 2019: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
May 10th 2019: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
May 11th 2019: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
May 12th 2019: Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam

CREDITS
On stage: Annelinde Bruijs, Benjamin Moen, Yannick Noomen, Sannah Aukes
Off stage: Floor Houwink ten Cate, Anne Maike Mertens
Composition: Niels Broos, Annelinde Bruijs
Scenography: Julian Maiwald
Sound: Robert van Delft
Lighting: HP Hulscher
Marketing: Esra Johanna Merkel | Producer: Merel Hobrink | Business Manager: Bjorn Jansen
Thanks to: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, De Coproducers, Gemeente Utrecht
TICKETS
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