Soup Opera
an orchestrated improvisational exercise
an orchestrated improvisational exercise
Presented at
︎ De Koer
︎ Beyond Participation
︎ Campus Atelier
︎ RITCS Brussels
Co-produced by
︎ VierNulVier
Together with
Renée Goethijn
︎ De Koer
︎ Beyond Participation
︎ Campus Atelier
︎ RITCS Brussels
Co-produced by
︎ VierNulVier
Together with
Renée Goethijn
“we gaan op zoek
naar een voorstel
dat ons collectief verlangen voor deze ruimte representeert
we doen een rondje
je begint je zin met:
“we hebben ruimte nodig om ...” en je vult aan met jouw verlangen
ik zal beginnen
we hebben ruimte nodig om [vul hier je verlangen in]”
Excerpt Script, Soup Opera, 2023
Soup Opera
Performance executed by the audeince,
“30 min, 2023
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Outcomes of the collective decision, 2022 - 2023
Performance executed by the audeince,
“30 min, 2023
Outcomes of the collective decision, 2022 - 2023
‘Soep Opera’ is not a theatre production, but an orchestrated improvisational exercise. Based on conversations with artistic hub de Koer and the theatre alliance K.A.K. (Koekelbergse Alliantie van Knutselaars), artists Renée Goethijn and Katinka de Jonge developed a script. HOwever, how it all plays out is determined by collective and individual choices. The audience takes the place of an imaginary collective and makes an important decision. There are several ways to make the decision and the outcome is always different.
‘Soep Opera’ is for anyone who wants to experience what it’s like to be part of a collective, or for collectives who want to experience what it’s like in another collective then their own.
‘Soep Opera’ is for anyone who wants to experience what it’s like to be part of a collective, or for collectives who want to experience what it’s like in another collective then their own.