vanishing acts

Felix Schellekens / Nicole Beutler Projects

Tue 28 Jan ’25 - Wed 28 Jan ’26

An imaginative journey where everything eventually fades away.

Tue 28 Jan ’25

Wed 28 Jan ’26

Tue 27 Jan ’26

20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 1

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Wed 28 Jan ’26

20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 1

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Tue 28 Jan ’25

21:00

Try-out

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

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Wed 29 Jan ’25

21:00

Première

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

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Thu 30 Jan ’25

21:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

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Fri 31 Jan ’25

21:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

Past event
Sat 1 Feb ’25

21:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

Past event

Maybe you’ll suddenly see me appear, so quickly that I become invisible. Maybe you’ll see me dancing among my invisible friends, and a song I sing will linger in your mind. But was I ever really there? Or did I exist only briefly in your imagination? Have you already forgotten me?

With vanishing acts, Felix Schellekens explores humanity's obsession with leaving a legacy and the fear of fading away. Why are we so compelled to stand out and leave our mark? What remains of us if we don’t have children, when our bloodline ends? Everything on this earth eventually performs its own vanishing act, especially now as the climate crisis confronts us with the finiteness of the world around us. What if we focused less on what we leave behind and instead learned to disappear?

This performance is a sensory and surreal tale of loss, decay, and disappearance. Felix plays, sings, and dances through a universe of shadow play in a desperate attempt to embrace the ephemeral.

Duration: 80 mins.

Credits

concept, composition, performance Felix Schellekens artistic assistant, direction Jessie l’Herminez artistic assistant, dramaturgy Gerben Vaillant, lighting design Varja Klosse costume design Rebekka Wörmann, Jelena Bondt dramaturgical advice Justa ter Haar artistic advice Nicole Beutler production Nikki Kracht / Nicole Beutler Projects

In the press

"Felix Schellekens stands out for his musicality, warm stage presence, and versatility. It was about time he put all of that into a work of his own." Het Parool

"In his performance, Felix Schellekens uses his body to portray situations with such precision that you can physically feel what he means." de Volkskrant

"Multitalent Felix Schellekens masterfully juggles the themes of disappearance and appearance in a magical way." Theaterkrant

"Actor and dancer Felix Schellekens is working on a disappearance solo: ‘In a world where everything is going to hell, you don’t want to leave a footprint behind.’" Interview with Felix Schellekens in Het Parool

About the maker

Felix Schellekens cannot be easily confined to a single discipline. After studying Mime at De Academie voor Theater en Dans in Amsterdam, he further developed his craft as an actor, singer, dancer, performance artist and theater maker. His great sensitivity and playfulness, intertwined with stark imagery, encourage the audience to feel rather than think.

Felix is a prominent figure within Nicole Beutler Projects. He performed in 8: METAMORPHOSIS, a production that won the VSCD Mime Prize, was nominated for the VSCD Swan, and earned international acclaim by winning the Music Theatre Now competition. In addition, he has worked with various renowned companies and was nominated for a Louis d’Or for his role in Weg met Eddy Bellegueule by Eline Arbo under Toneelschuur Producties. Under the guidance of Nicole Beutler Projects, he is now creating vanishing acts.