PLAY CROWD

An immersive adventure with a choreography for the crowd. In the performance the roles are reversed: the audience IS the performer of this show. Crowds absorb people and evoke strong emotions in individuals, being part of that crowd. We are designed to feel a level of heightened physical arousal where we are in a crowd. Whether we want to or not, our sensory system is on alert when we are in a big group and that actually feels good. The crowd is the place where the human animal transforms in a social being through meeting with strangers. PLAY CROWD plays with the concept that trivial encounters with minor characters in our lives can affect feelings of happiness and human connection.

concept & direction Yvon van den Akker performance Yvon van den Akker, Birgit Wieger, Marcelo de Oliveira chorepgraphy Yvon van den Akker soundscape Yvon van den Akker, Marije Nie soundmix Jeffrey van Haarlem advice Griet van Vaerenbergh supported by Prins Bernhard Fonds, gemeente Zaanstad, gemeente Almere and lots of collegues and friends through Voordekunst