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Songs for a passerby

Short & sweet

A VR opera about our tenuous relationship with the transitory nature of reality. How do we relate to a world of things that are passing? Are we a part of it? Or are we just looking at it? And what about the body – is it something that we are or that we have?

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In Songs for a passerby you will autonomously walk through a musical dreamscape shown in a VR headset. You are following your own 3D mirror image and on the way you will pass by various scenes: a dying horse, a choir of murmuring people, two playing dogs.

It is a meditative quest that allows you to step outside reality for a moment and look at yourself. As a puppeteer of your own body you will be entering a poetic space where the melancholy question arises: is this me passing by moments, or is it rather the moments passing by me?

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Spilleperiode
21. - 25. maj 2025

Scene Teatret Svalegangen

Varighed 30 min.

TIME

Runs Wednesday May 21 - Sunday May 25 from 10.00-22.00 all days

PRICE 90-180 DKK

AGE 12+

LANGUAGE Mostly nonverbal

PLEASE NOTE Songs for a passerby is an individual experience. You reserve a ticket for a 30' time slot of your choosing. Be sure to arrive 10 minutes before your starting time. If you are late, your ticket will be forfeited.

TRIGGERWARNINGS Animal suffering

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THE MUSIC

In Songs for a Passerby you can hear fragments of songs written by Hildegarde von Bingen and echoes of melodies (including the song “O u Poli, Drevo”) sung by the esteemed Ensemble Drevo (tradition) of village Kryachkivka, Poltava, Ukraine – Slava.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND

Direction: Celine Daemen

VR art direction: Aron Fels

Music & sound composition: Asa Horvitz

Libretto: Olivier Herter

Sound & mix: Wouter Snoei

Production: Silbersee

In co-production with: Studio Nergens, VIA ZUID and Muziekgebouw Productiehuis

Developed with the financial support of The Performing Arts Fund NL, the Netherlands Film Fund and Creative Industries Fund NL.

CAST
Nadia Amin, Vincent van den Berg, Hans Croiset, Sterre Konijn, Misja Nolet, Carl Refos, Michaela Riener, Eleonora Schrickx, Georgi Sztojanov, Garbo, Micha, Raffie, Rey

CREW

Production: Nicky Groot


Development: Sjoerd van Acker

Design physical space: Carlijn Veurink 

3D art: Bats Bronsveld, Eline Oppewal
Model design
: Lisanne Hoogerwerf

Photogrammetry art: Dajo Brinkman, Tommy Jansen

Child casting & child wrangling: Luca Meisters (Sproet Casting)

Horse training & horse wrangling: Chandrika Brevet (Asvayan Stables)

Technical advise: Cerezo Boldewijn

Graphic design: Lise Buyneel

Poster image and stills: Aron Fels, Bowie Verschuuren