Gerben Vaillant
Maker
Gerben Vaillant (1994) is an interdisciplinairy performancemaker. His work is eclectic and elastic, often atmospheric in its execution and sometimes confusing in nature. He aspires to contribute to a representation of reality that makes it suit us better.
Biography
During his studies at AHK (Amsterdam University of the Arts), Gerben developed a fascination for the distance between man and reality, the instance where people do not manage to be (part of) a whole. In his exploration of this theme he tends to work with a range of disciplines: text, dance, image, philosophy, trash – his approach is always open-ended.
Gerben presented his study Things when they're gone at Beginnings in 2021, which was expanded into the Frascati-production The Other Everything, an ambiguous mime performance about finding new traditions that feel as though already established, eternity and completeness. Similar themes were explored in his sophomore project with Frascati Productions, A sense of an ending(2023) followed by on almost every page (2024) and on smoke and airconditioning (2025) showcasing Gerben’s knack of approaching the abstract and complex in a lighthearted way. Characteristic of his oeuvre he presents an interwoven casts or characters & eclectic tapestries of sound. For the latter, Gerben found a frequent collaborator in composer and sound-designer Timon Persoon. Together, they create an almost cinematic universe that’s expanding with each production.
In de pers
"Een performance die fascineert tot en met de laatste scène." Theaterkrant over on almost every page
"On almost every page’ is alles wat je van theater hoopt, en dan nog een beetje meer" Het Parool
"Ik wil dat het publiek niks meer hoeft, gewoon kijkt en dingen voelt." Gerben Vaillant in NRC over a sense of an ending
"Het einde van de wereld als gedeconstureerde rampenfilm." Theaterkrant over a sense of an ending
Productions
