Beyond the Ball
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Sat 14 Nov '2620:30 - 21:40On location: Pand P - Great Hall (Leenderweg 65)
Tickets Normal € 24,50
Toute la nuit we dance at the court of none other than Louis XIV. But let's face it: the Sun King has made enough history, so for him only a paltry supporting role in this libretto.
We present to you Julie d'Aubigny, better known as Madame de Maupin - opera diva, duelist and rebel. This queen of coloratura fights with her voice and her sword against the stifling social norms and classes of her time. And conquers the hearts of many a man and woman. This queer icon avant la lettre claims her place in history today.
Join us on ratgirl summer in Versailles. A true story that is so exciting it will give you ruby ears.
We go way beyond the ball!
The media about Beyond the Ball
"Beyond the ball is feel-good: the songs are danceable, the actors exude great pleasure in playing and the text is full of nods to the musical genre, queer culture and history. Yet Aqueerius also manages to build a critical bridge to current events." (Theaterkrant)
"A campy mini-musical that has potential to become the hit of summer festivals." (de Volkskrant ★★★★)
"Tonguing among the audience, the players' indomitable bi-sexual energy splashes af." (de Volkskrant ★★★★)
"A baroque wave gem full of guts, love and light." (Musicalsites ★★★★★)
- Excluding consumption
"Aqueerius makes wildly clever musical theater, is highly original and also hilarious." ★★★★
About Aqueerius
Collective Aqueerius, consisting of Charlotte Dommershausen, Seppe Salome and Jip Warmerdam, creates innovative queer electropop musicals, balancing on campy waves between art and kitsch. Inspired by contemporary pop culture, science and an inexplicable fascination with history, they blend these elements into vibrant, new narrative forms and universes, breaking the (gender) norms of traditional theater.
Credits
Concept Collective Aqueerius Play Sanne den Besten, Charlotte Dommershausen, Seppe Salomé, Jip Warmerdam Text Jip Warmerdam Music Charlotte Dommershausen, Seppe Salomé Final direction Nina Spijkers
