The chair, the wig and the sheep: The portable universe

Enter a universe full of socially critical surrealism - all packed inside a suitcase. During theater festival Cultura Nova (Heerlen, NL), the audience can join Rosa at the festival heart,  where she will personally guide you through her growing fantasy world. Simultaneously a diorama, pop-up book, archive and mini exhibition, this world will literally unfold before your eyes. Big in imagination, small in size.

In this universe, acrobats serve as furniture pieces, and teenagers launch themselves as brands during extravagant wig ceremonies. Political pool matches and roller-skating advertising ballets are the order of the day. Because in this capitalist fairy tale, optimization is elevated to a choreographic sport, and humans are nothing more than cogs in a production process.

The chair, the wig, and the sheep is her ongoing universe, which constantly transforms into new art forms. With The portable universe, she continues to build on this and exposes the logic of market forces, efficiency, and self-optimization. By translating these themes into an absurd and poetic world, she invites the audience to reflect on how we value ourselves and each other in a society that puts everything at the service of economic profit.

Practical information:

Access: free

Duration: ongoing

More information: https://www.culturanova.nl/programma/rosa-vrij/rosa-vrij?fp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.culturanova.nl%2F

Credits:

Concept, ontwerp en performance: Rosa Vrij

Coaching: Nadîja Roza Broekhart

Producent: Hipsick

Coproducent: VIA ZUID