Production house PLEIN THEATER
In April, 2019 Production house PLEIN THEATER launched a new initiative: Participation podium DE VRIJE VLOER (‘THE FREE FLOOR’).
This project is conducive to endless variations, limitless excesses, unpredictable performance techniques and, most importantly, everyone can join in!
During DE VRIJE VLOER, unconventional theatre makers create works with people from Oost, who wish to further develop themselves through acting, writing, or dance, based on current topics. The results are presented in November, during the annual VRIJE VLOER Festival!
During the summer our doors are also wide open. During a four-week period, we host an ‘Artist in Resident’, who will have the opportunity to develop a theatre performance, together with neighbourhood residents and other interested parties. Berith Danse, our general manager and artistic director, is the curator for the participants.
Our experienced theatre makers possess unique skills and work histories. Using cultural or personal themes, they are capable of inspiring people to shine on stage. Their backgrounds enable them to understand what it’s like to be an outsider, to represent a minority, and what it means to maintain authenticity.
Participation podium DE VRIJE VLOER is made possible in part by:
VRIJE VLOER 2020
From 14 to 22 November 2020, the second Vrije Vloer Festival would take place in the Plein Theater; The festival for personal experiment with endless variations and limitless exorbitance!
Once again the theaters had to close and, in collaboration with 529 Mediaproductions, we converted our theater into a TV studio and recorded the various solo performances and monologues that were made by our co-creators.
From September to November, 24 participants made personal pieces in Dance, Creative Writing and Theater Making, under the lead of our passionate makers Gita Hacham, Merel Smitt, Jurrien van Rheenen, Dayna Martinez Morales and Vincent Verburg.
We would like to share these highlights with you in Vrije Vloer TV!
Vrije Vloer TV
Vrije Floor TV is a series, where 24 co-creators take you into their self-opinionated corona monologues and performances.
Under the guidance of five enthusiastic makers, they have been able to develop in the field of theater making, creative writing and dance improvisation in the Plein Theater in a few months. Each episode is a collection of unique and moving stories, shown by Amsterdammers.
Watch the episodes of Vrije Vloer TV here!
Vrije Vloer Podcast
You can also listen to the Vrije Vloer Podcast!
In this Vrije Vloer Podcast, director Berith Danse talks with the makers of podium for co-creation De Vrije Vloer 2020: Vincent Verburg, Dayna Martinez Morales, Merel Smitt, Jurrien van Rheenen and Gita Hacham.
Some of these makers have been involved with the Plein Theater for a long time, others only recently. Each of them has different skills and work experience. They know very well how to make people excel on stage. But because of their own backgrounds also what it is like to be an outsider, to represent a minority and what it costs to remain authentic.
In this Podcast you get the chance to learn more about the makers behind the podium for co-creation De Vrije Vloer in surprising and insightful interviews!
Who are they? And what are they creating in the Plein Theater?
