Jan Hoek & Eva Knibbe - Untitled
Maarten Van Overeem
Untitled is a theater performance and video installation created by Jan Hoek and Eva Knibbe presented at the Beautiful Distress House. Untitled is a production of de Toneelmakerij, Theatergroep LeBelle (Cordaan) and Outsider Wear.
Untitled is about the last people with Down syndrome. It examines how we look at people with a mental disability now and through time. From demigod to devil child, clown, teddy bear or creative genius. Words determine how we look and what we see. Can you look at someone with Down without the word 'Down' in your head?
In 2021 the Nipt will make it possible to detect Down in an early stage of the pregnancy. In many cases this leads to a termination of the pregnancy, fewer and fewer people are born with Down.
What do the actors with Down think of this development? And their family members?
Actors Anne Gehring, Els Volmuller and Moos Kwist - mothers and brother of children with Down - share how beautiful and difficult it was for them to have a family member with Down. The actors with Down respond and advise.
The performance at the Beautiful Distress House can be seen at various time slots from July 9 through July 13, 2021 at the Beautiful Distress House.
Tickets on sale through the Toneelmakerij.