Naked Lunch

hallucinatory dance opera

co-creation with Club Guy & Roni and Slagwerk Den Haag

In his novel "Naked Lunch", published in 1959, William S. Burroughs created a world in which it's impossible to define the borders between reality and imagination. The main person ends up in weird situations and is hallucinating, not knowing if what he sees is real or his own imagination. The novel, a non-linear narrative, is a source of inspiration for a performance about a reality which confuses imagination, hallucination, sexuality, drugs and voilence.

Alongside the dancers of Club Guy & Roni, the cast of this stunning dance- and music production consists of percussionists of Slagwerk Den Haag and singers of Silbersee. Yannis Kyriakides composes the music. The libretto is written by Oscar van Woensel, known by theatre group Dood Paard. With interdisciplinary tools*Naked Lunch*investigates the borders of the soul. The performance shows how far you can go in extending your mental boundaries, before you lose your mind.

Choreografie Guy Weizman en Roni Haver | Muziek Yannis Kyriakides | Tekst Oscar van Woensel | Livemuziek Slagwerk Den Haag en Silbersee| Dans Dunja Jocic, Roni Haver, Amy Josh, Camilo Chapela, Adam Peterson, Igor Podsiadly | Spel en dramaturgie Veerle van Overloop | Slagwerk Pepe Garcia, Enric Monfort, Frank Wienk | Zang Steven van Gils, Tiemo Wang, Maciej Straburzynski | Kostuumdesign Slavna Martinovic | Toneelbeeld Ascon de Nijs | Lichtdesign Wil Frikken | Decorbouw Douwe Ket | Technici Nico Wijnberg (licht), Jannes Noorman (geluid) |Scènefoto's ReyerBoxem

Past performances

Saturday 23 April 2016 – 20:15StadsschouwburgGroningen
Thursday 21 April 2016 – 19:00La Rose Des VentsLille/Villeneuve D'Ascq
Wednesday 20 April 2016 – 20:00La Rose Des VentsLille/Villeneuve D'Ascq (FR)
Tuesday 19 April 2016 – 20:00La Rose Des VentsLille/Villeneuve D'Ascq (FR)
Saturday 16 April 2016 – 20:30Stadsschouwburg AmsterdamAmsterdam
Friday 8 April 2016 – 20:30Théatre National de ChaillotParijs (FR)
Thursday 7 April 2016 – 19:30Théatre National de ChaillotParijs (FR)
Wednesday 6 April 2016 – 20:30Théatre National de ChaillotParijs (FR)
Friday 3 October 2014 – 00:30Nederlandse Dansdagen/De BordenhalMaastricht
Saturday 8 February 2014 – 20:00Deventer SchouwburgDeventer
Saturday 25 January 2014 – 20:30Theater Ins BlauLeiden
Tuesday 21 January 2014 – 20:30ToneelschuurHaarlem
Friday 17 January 2014 – 20:15Theater De Nieuwe KolkAssen
Thursday 16 January 2014 – 20:30Stadsschouwburg De HarmonieLeeuwarden
Wednesday 15 January 2014 – 20:15Theater de VestAlkmaar
Thursday 9 January 2014 – 20:00Schouwburg De LaweiDrachten
Saturday 21 December 2013 – 20:30KorzoDen Haag
Thursday 19 December 2013 – 20:30Parktheater EindhovenEindhoven
Wednesday 18 December 2013 – 20:30Theater HeerlenHeerlen
Saturday 14 December 2013 – 20:00Schouwburg AmstelveenAmstelveen
Friday 13 December 2013 – 20:15Schouwburg ArnhemArnhem
Saturday 30 November 2013 – 20:30Stadsschouwburg AmsterdamAmsterdam
Thursday 28 November 2013 – 20:00Stadsschouwburg UtrechtUtrecht
Saturday 23 November 2013 – 20:00Theater aan de ParadeDen Bosch
Friday 22 November 2013 – 20:00RabotheaterHengelo
Thursday 21 November 2013 – 20:15Rotterdamse SchouwburgRotterdam
Wednesday 20 November 2013 – 20:15Theater De VesteDelft
Tuesday 12 November 2013 – 20:30ChasséBreda
Wednesday 6 November 2013 – 20:15Zwolse theatersZwolle
Thursday 24 October 2013 – 20:15De OosterpoortGroningen
Tuesday 5 March 2013 – 11:30Deventer SchouwburgDeventer