A Myth

Studio Vacuüm by Mees Vervuurt

Fri 17 Apr ’26 and Sat 18 Apr ’26

Sensory immersion in an elusive mythical world.

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Fri 17 Apr ’26

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Sat 18 Apr ’26

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Fri 17 Apr ’26

20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 1

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Sat 18 Apr ’26

20:30

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 1

Past event

You wander through an unrecognizable space, perking your ears and squinting your eyes. A poetic universe. Echoing voices echo in the distance. A trombone calls from the darkness. A siren distorts into angelic song. Someone pulls a piano forward. A reminder of something, but nothing is quite what it seems. Everything you try to grasp, to understand, slips between your fingers.

A Myth is a sensory, musical performance in which song, movement, percussion and brass come together in one large physical composition. Together with six performers, composer-director Mees Vervuurt invites us to listen deeper, to experience. Interacting with the dreamlike, mythological world of A Myth, our relationship with the world around us is questioned.

In this way, the performance questions one of the most persistent myths of our time: that man is central and nature is something outside of us. How are we, as human beings, in the world? What are the stories, the myths, that we tell ourselves to relate to what is around us? And what happens when we let those go?

Trigger warning: loud noises, smokemachine and stroboscope light.
Duration: 75-90 mins.

Credits

concept, composition, direction Mees Vervuurt performers Charlotte Gillain, Arturo den Hartog, Marthe Koning, Salvoandrea Lucifora, Mees Siderius & Anat Spiegel concept, dramaturgy, essay Roel Meijvis lichtontwerp Wout Panis costume Lisanne Bovée productie Doortje van Duin zakelijke leiding Doortje van Duin production Studio Vacuüm co-productie O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre, Muziekgebouw Productiehuis supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten, Cultuurfonds, Gemeente Utrecht, Gemeente Rotterdam, AFK, Elise Mathilde Stichting, Volkskracht & Van Der Mandele Stichting

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In the press

“Striking DIY music theatre compels the audience to surrender.” Theaterkrant, Critic’s Choice, Fransien van der Putt

“Vervuurt has created not just a performance, but a philosophical encounter — a moving, breathing question mark in the form of music, light and movement.” Art Talk Magazine Migle Duncikaite.

About Mees Vervuurt

With his music performances, Mees moves effortlessly between genres, roles, and disciplines. His most recent works, such as A Myth for Piano (2024), VACUÜM (2023), STABAT MATER (2022), and Sometimes I visualize myself back in the belly of my mother (2021), have gained international attention and are characterized by their interdisciplinary and ambiguous nature.

Over Studio Vacuüm

Studio Vacuüm creates physical-musical performances under the artistic direction of composer-director Mees Vervuurt. Working with musicians, physical performers, and specific locations, he builds poetic, dreamlike worlds in which music, image, movement, and space converge worlds in which the audience is invited to momentarily disappear. Through his work, Mees challenges audiences to listen actively, with attention to the smallest details, encouraging a different relationship to both our surroundings and ourselves.