BEGIN AGAIN

At a time when man's usefulness is in question, a mother pleads for a world without ego. Her son stubbornly clings to a world with ego.

In the sensory, musical performance BEGIN AGAIN, creator and writer explore how we can let go of something essential in order to move forward. Can we leave entrenched hierarchies behind and place the ecological perspective above humans?

The mother, activist and inventor, found an omniscient stone diep in the earth. According to her, this stone is the last guide man needs to reconnect with nature. Her son is a sculptor, raised among these stones and with a mother who was rarely present. While she sees a new world before her, he clings to his image of man.

Upon entering, everyone is given a stone. What follows is a whirlwind farewell: a mix of hypertechnology, compelling music and an intensely human experience. The hall buzzes. The stones sing: free us, the end of man must begin.

BEGIN AGAIN is the second part of BrotherTill and Lisa Weeda's human-technology trilogy: a long-running investigation into the relationship between humans and technology. The first part, DANS DANS REVOLUTION, earned them the Designer Prize at the Dutch Theater Festival, and a nomination for a Golden Calf.