Toneelgezelschap Dood Paard

Toneelgezelschap Dood Paard

Energetic performances without director

Dood Paard’s work is created without any external authority determining the worldview, the acting style or the stage design of a production; each and every decision emerges from discussions between equals – the actors and the technicians. Each performance is an explicit attempt on the part of the actors to relate to the world in the here and now.

Every action taken and line spoken is directed at sharpening the actor-maker’s mind, and by extension, the spectator’s. Whether it is a play by Shakespeare, a script by Rob de Graaf or a ‘self-assembled’ text, the questions posed remain the same: What do we know? What is our situation? And what do we think?

The members of Dood Paard believe that a critical stance toward the world at large is the precondition for theatre making. This is complemented, however, by a tireless and infectious sense of optimism about the mental resourcefulness of the individual, whose intellect and creativity can transcend any tragedy.