De Kellner en de Levenden

With Jan Jaap van der Wal

Inspired by the novel by Simon Vestdijk

In Vestdijks famous novel a group of travellers is assembled in a waiting lobby. The last judgement is near, their lives are being scrutinized. Jan Jaap van der Wal and the Rosa Ensemble were inspired by this story. De Kellner en de Levenden ("The Waiter and the Living") is a piece about atonement, taking responsibility and making choices. Like the characters in Vestdijks novel Jan Jaap van der Wal was asked to confess his sins. He performs as he does best: snappy, critical and intelligent. The combination with Rosa’s music forms an unusual encounter: a sharp-witted, at times ominous, and humorous correlation between music theatre, comedy and literature, at the crossroad of these different disciplines.


Foto's: Edda Grol

With: Jan Jaap van der Wal, Stephanie Pan, Daniel Cross, Jeroen Kimman, Peter Jessen en Laurens de Boer

Idea: Daniel Cross
Director: Karina Kroft
Composition: Daniel Cross en Jeroen Kimman
Text: Annemarie Slotboom, Jan Jaap van der Wal, Simon Vestdijk

Decor: Annette Mosk,
Dramaturgy: Geert van Boxtel, Floortje Bakkeren
Technical production and sound: Thomas Koopmans
Light: Vincent Romijn

Production: Nienke Martinus

Graphic design: Rufus Ketting

Project Group HKU: Jesse Zoutewelle, Laura Kemper, Mattijs Bliek, Romain Bakx


date time location
2010051717-05-2010 20:30 Theater de Roestbak, Almere (try out)
2010051818-05-2010 20:30 Theater de Roestbak, Almere (try out)
2010052121-05-2010 20:30 Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht
2010052222-05-2010 14:30 Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht
2010052222-05-2010 20:30 Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht
2010052323-05-2010 20:30 Festival a/d Werf, Utrecht
2010082222-08-2010 12:00 Lowlands Festival
2010090707-09-2010 20:30 Theater Kikker, Utrecht (support: Kobert)
2010090808-09-2010 20:30 Theater Kikker, Utrecht (support: Kobert)
2010090909-09-2010 20:30 Theater Kikker, Utrecht (support: Kobert)
2010091010-09-2010 20:30 Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
2010091111-09-2010 20:30 Theater aan het Spui, Den Haag
2010091616-09-2010 20:30 Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
2010091717-09-2010 20:30 Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
2010091818-09-2010 20:30 Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam
2010092222-09-2010 20:30 De Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch
2010092323-09-2010 20:15 Oosterpoort, Groningen
2010100101-10-2010 20:30 Schouwburg, Arnhem
2010100202-10-2010 20:15 Theater aan de Slinger, Houten
2010100505-10-2010 20:15 Isala Theater, Capelle a/d IJssel
2010100808-10-2010 20:15 Het Klooster, Woerden
2010101313-10-2010 20:30 De Toneelschuur, Haarlem
2010101414-10-2010 20:30 De Toneelschuur, Haarlem
2010101515-10-2010 20:00 De Harmonie, Leeuwarden
2010101616-10-2010 20:30 De Goudse Schouwburg, Gouda
2010102121-10-2010 20:30 LUX, Nijmegen
2010102222-10-2010 20:30 Stadstheater, Zoetermeer
2010102323-10-2010 20:15 Leidse Schouwburg, Leiden
 

De Kellner en de Levenden TRAILER

<a href="http://rosaensemble.bandcamp.com/track/de-kellner-en-de-levenden-2010-fragment-1">De Kellner en de Levenden (2010), fragment 1 by Rosa Ensemble</a> <a href="http://rosaensemble.bandcamp.com/track/de-kellner-en-de-levenden-2010-fragment-2">De Kellner en de Levenden (2010), fragment 2 by Rosa Ensemble</a> <a href="http://rosaensemble.bandcamp.com/track/de-kellner-en-de-levenden-2010-fragment-3">De Kellner en de Levenden (2010), fragment 3 by Rosa Ensemble</a> <a href="http://rosaensemble.bandcamp.com/track/de-kellner-en-de-levenden-2010-fragment-4">De Kellner en de Levenden (2010), fragment 4 by Rosa Ensemble</a>