Superposition

An international team of Dutch and Japanese top mathematicians is close to discovering a model that explains cultural differences. Their clashes and misunderstandings provide the best argument that their formulas are much needed. Both in bright fluorescent light and under disco lights, these four fearless mathematicians enter the minefield of cultural misunderstanding.

Superposition is an idealistic show as well as an absurd mathematical equation: the similarities and differences between the Netherlands and Japan, between probability and geometry, between man and woman and between newness and tradition are contrasted. A performance about wanting to get through to each other and trying to understand the true inner being of humans, albeit via a giant detour.

Vanja Rukavina: "At the quantum level, when an elementary particle is in 'superposition', it is in 2 (or more) states at the same time. I was raised bi-culturally and always draw from two different sources. I constantly feel connected and lonely at the same time as I move between those worlds. I have also been studying the Japanese language for 12 years and have made many trips around the country. As an outsider, catching a glimpse of a third culture makes it increasingly clear to me how valuable it is to step outside your own bubble. Even though both worlds are totally different from each other, they are both equally true."