"scènes uit een huwelijk, scène 1"

Ingmar Bergmans "Scenes from a marriage" from 1973 is a story about a couple who grapples with their relationship as it disintegrates. The prospect of facing their end forces them to confront their history, their partnership, and themselves as they try to disentangle from the fraying identity that they have built together.

More than 50 years later, we are living in a time of many different possibilities when it comes to relationship-concepts. Therapy and knowledge about good communication became a lot more accessible, emotional literacy is higher - especially in younger demographics, and relationships are more and more tailor-made to the specific needs of individuals. This is the time, in which Juri Zanger places Marianne, the main character from "Scenes from a marriage". She looks back into her past in which she still was together with Johan, the other main character from the play. In her mind, she examines in a reenactment the first scene of the play, questioning her relationship back then. She asks herself in what ways she could have had agency to make different choices or communicate better had she known then what she knows now about herself, her dreams, boundaries and needs, and him. And she also has to face where she may have been powerless, living in a much more patriarchal world, confronted by a husband who finds it difficult to share with vulnerability about his perspective, his emotions and his dreams or boundaries.

director                                                    Juri Zanger

dramaturgy and ass. director       Merel Snoeks     

directional advice                               Lynn Schutter
actors & actresses                               Jonnah Lee Goldberg, Emilio Pramatarov,

                                                                     Josephine Arendsen, Rover Wouters

presentations

february 27th, 2025, 02:00pm at Toneelacademie Maastricht

"my childhood is a city on fire"

This performance is about a psychological mechanism in children who had to take on more responsibility than they could carry in their childhood: They often get the feeling that they are guilty, that they couldn’t help their parents or themselves well enough, when in reality they may just have been powerless. To them, it seems to be easier to accept their guilt, because then at least they had some kind of control over the situation.

co-creator                                               Juri Zanger, Anne Chris van Doesburg

director, concept, light, stage       Juri Zanger

music, costume                                    Anne Chris van Doesburg

directional advice                               Lotte Milder, Karlijn Milder
performers                                             Anne Chris van Doesburg, Valerie Ludwig

operasingers                                         Dimitris Christoforou, Nora Tarraf

helping hands                                      Jodie Cranen, Zippora Peters, Bik

presentations                                      

december 13th, 2024, at Toneelacademie Maastricht

"mars en de beer", june 2024

In the future, there is no more patriarchy. All men have broken free from the legacy and internalization of masculinity. Space has opened up everywhere for diverse masculinities, for joy, fun, hope and connection. What might that future look like? What does your dream image of the masculinities of the future look like? And how do we build a way there, from the here and now?

director                                                    Juri Zanger

stage and costume design              Thijs Haesen, Luna Musch

technology and light design          Bergwijn, Helmich, Karsten, Terlouw
production                                             Roos Harinarain

dramaturgy advice and fotos        Petra van Dijk

directional advice                               Mara van Vlijmen

writing advice                                       Jibbe Willems
design advice                                        Ibbe de Bruin
performers and music                      Zon Donze, Daan Hogervorst, Duco Ouwendijk, Bryce van                                                                      Eijk, Roos van Norden

presentations                                      

june 19th 2024, 11:00am and 08:30pm, at MBO Theaterschool Rotterdam

june 20th 2024, 02:00pm and 06:40pm, at MBO Theaterschool Rotterdam

june 26th 2024, 01:10pm, at Toneelacademie Maastricht

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