Bart Grietens & Dutch Masters

Anton de Kom, my father

Raymi Sambo makes
Sat 26 Jun '27 20:30
A probing search for origins and solidarity
Sat 26 Jun '27
20:30
  • Sat 26 Jun '27
    20:30
    On location: Pand P - Great Hall (Leenderweg 65)

A theater reading turns into a personal journey along identity, adoption and history. Doris goes in search of who she is and who she belongs to. Her journey of discovery takes her past the legacy of Anton de Kom and touches on larger questions about being at home.

In Anton de Kom, my father, Doris takes the audience into a story, but it quickly grows into a diep personal quest. As an adopted child from Suriname, she feels estranged from her Dutch parents. She experiences her family as a puzzle that never quite fits and decides to search for her roots.

That search leads her to the life story of Anton de Kom, the legendary Surinamese resistance hero who resisted colonial oppression. His struggle, ideals and courage touch her diep. The more Doris delves into his life, the stronger she sees the parallels with her own struggles. Slowly, her research turns into an intimate encounter. Anton de Kom feels like the father she never knew, a guide in her search for identity and recognition. What does family mean and to what extent does descent define who you are?

Anton de Kom, my father is a moving and inspiring performance about struggle, connection and the fundamental question, "Who are you at home with?"

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Credits

Play Urmie Plein Music Walther Muringen Direction Raymi Sambo Text Erik Snel, Raymi Sambo With thanks to Stichting Anton de Kom, Noraly Beyer, Stichting Julius Leeft

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