All About Us

Name: All About Us -Jonathan Bonny & Manuel Kiros Paolini
Start: 2026-01-31T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Frascati, Amsterdam

Jonathan Bonny & Manuel Kiros Paolini

Fri 30 Jan ’26 and Sat 31 Jan ’26

Searching for authenticity in a world that celebrates queerness only when it’s convenient

Fri 30 Jan ’26

and

Sat 31 Jan ’26

Fri 30 Jan ’26

21:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

Tickets

Sat 31 Jan ’26

21:00

Frascati, Amsterdam

Frascati 2

Tickets

When is the fight for the queer community truly genuine, and when is it exploited for political or commercial gain? All About Us is an interdisciplinary collaboration between musician Jonathan Bonny (winner Fringe at Best award 2024) and dancer Manuel Kiros Paolini. Together, they turn the spotlight on pinkwashing by forming the controversial performance duo Pink Armada, inspired by the iconic Russian pop duo t.A.T.u.

All About Us combines the spectacle of a commercial pop show with the vulnerability of an intimate dance piece. Through this absurd, aggressive ánd vulnerable performance, the makers expose how queer narratives are exploited for political and commercial gain. Buckle up for a trip through glitter-soaked propaganda and queer truths, fueled by hyperpop bangers and high-energy dance. Searching for authenticity in a world that celebrates queerness only when it’s convenient.

Duration: 45 min.
Language: English

Credits

concept, text & performance Jonathan Bonny & Manuel Kiros Paolini music Jonathan Bonny choreography and styling Manuel Kiros Paolini text,dramaturgy advice Rineke Roosenboom & Marcus Peter Tesch videos Vida Kashani & Amir Komelizadeh light design Jonathan Bonny & Sarah Hassan technician Nienke Krikke light design advice and audio mixing pop songs Allison Wright additional sound design Mathijs Van Til voice actor testimonies of queer people from Palestine Fidele Aoude quotes from Ward Gaza Queer, Zaheer Suboh, Queering the Map interviewees Ahmed El Gendy, Uzi Heymann, Thyra Jansen, Yung-Tuan Ku, Dio van Velden campaign image Studio Rik Versteeg graphic design Hannes Schievink supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and Stichting Another Shot.

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In the press

''The strength of All About Us lies in the way it not only critiques the heteronormative system, but also exposes how parts of the queer community throw other marginalized groups under the bus in order to safeguard their own sense of security. Through its brilliant songs and hilarious monologues, the show presents the intersectionality of oppression in a grotesque yet complex way, and the ways in which mutual solidarity is undermined by the system'' - Theaterkrant

About Jonathan Bonny & Manuel Kiros Paolini

Jonathan and Manuel met in 2017 during their internships at HIIIT and Club Guy & Roni. Since then, they have consistently collaborated on numerous projects.

Jonathan Bonny (1992, Bruges) studied classical percussion at the conservatories of Ghent, Helsinki and The Hague. He has worked with companies such as Club Guy & Roni, Silbersee, Dutch National Opera, Theater Sonnevanck, Kasko, Frascati, LIKEMINDS, Muziektheater Transparant and Dunja Jocic. Jonathan’s own performances include THEY/THEM (2023), NOORDERLICHT (2024, winner Fringe at Best Award) and YOU CHOOSE YOU LOSE (2025).

Manuel Kiros Paolini (1990, Ancona) is a freelance dancer and choreographer. He moved to the Netherlands to study at Codarts Rotterdam, graduating in 2016 after an internship with Club Guy& Roni. As a freelance dancer, he has worked with Maura Morales, MiR Dance Company, Alexandra Pirici, Sjoerd Vreugdenhil among others. Since 2018, Manuel has been developing his own work as a choreographer and maker. His first performance Through The Valley won the Audience Award at Spritzl (Silbersee’s young makers lab). As a choreographer he collaborates with companies such as Firma Mes, KASKO, Nic Bruckman. Manuel’s own projects include the performances SuckerPunch (2023) and Ode To Destruction (2024).