I have missed you forever

A collective of performers, writers and composers from different disciplines and backgrounds worked together intensively on this production. By sharing stories, teaching each other songs and choreographies and exchanging skills in workshops and through online channels, they laid the foundation for this production. The creative team shared their ideas with the performers, who in turn came up with a plethora of visions and creations. This all came together during the intense final rehearsal period in the run-up to the performances in ITA. In the actual theatre, the audience will surround the performers, and will in turn be enveloped by mourning rituals and joy, accompanied by man’s best friend the dog – our guide, protector and human connector.

[COLLECTIVE WORKS]

With FAUST [Working title], Kamps and Heijboer Castañón introduced a new work method to Dutch National Opera, which will continue to be explored in the future with other artists as well as with Kamps and Castañón. To this end, DNO has set up [Collective Works], which will provide a space for artists to experiment, both on stage and in the rehearsal studio. The primary aim of this set-up is to research new and collective methods. What does it mean to create an opera as a collective? And what does it mean to do so in an inclusive way? [Collective Works] is an initiative that ensures OFF’s vision takes centre stage; it is all about discovering alternative stories and art forms, about exploring collective creative processes and uncovering the endless possibilities of this art form.