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#UNCUT
opera of composer Renske Vrolijk about the history of a trans woman, in collaboration with SMITH
2022
The tough and poetic production #UNCUT, composed by Renske Vrolijk, tells the story of Vivian, a trans woman. She looks back on a transition that was not only courageous, but also still poses problems for her. After a lengthy process of psychological examination and medical interventions, she is now who she wanted to be. Isn’t she? But what to do with her past? What to do with the old photos? Who was she then, and who is she now? ‘You’re happy now, aren’t you?’ She hears that all too often. But is she?
The visual part is a collaboration with SMITH, combining existing photography with video specially shot for the project.
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Nederlands Kamerkoor
BL!NDMAN [sax]
ORBI
Krista Audere (conductor)
Eline Welle Vivian (mezzo soprano)
William Knight Vivian (tenor)
Syl Becht, Amélie Knape, Irene Kortlever Vivian (child)
Renske Vrolijk (idea and composition)
SMITH, Lise Bruyneel (visuals)
Tido Visser (mise en espace)
Performed in Rotterdam (O’festival/ De Doelen), Amsterdam (Muziekgebouw), Nijmegen (De Vereeniging), Eschede (Muziekcentrum), Utrecht (Schouwburg)
2022
Above a few pictures of rehearsal in different halls, below a few examples of details of pictures of SMITH showed during the show.
"In het ontroerende #uncut laat Renske Vrolijk haar innerlijke strijd echoën in de muziek.
Ze gunt je een blik in haar innerlijke werelden: het kind dat voelt dat er iets niet goed zit, de puber die ‘dan maar liever dood’ zegt en de volwassene die na de transitie opnieuw moet beginnen."
(★★★★★ – De Volkskrant)
A few examples of details of pictures of SMITH showed during #UNCUT.