Edit Kaldor | Kata Amsterdam

Edit Kaldor | Kata Amsterdam

The emotional processes of isolated individuals

Edit Kaldor is recognised internationally as a unique voice in the contemporary theatre landscape. She combines conceptually strong forms rarely seen in theatre with a personal approach to existential themes. Her pieces convey the inner experience, the emotional and thought processes of often marginal or extremely isolated individuals in today’s fast-changing world.

Kaldor takes the basic situation of theatre seriously: the encounter between audience and performer(s), choosing protagonists who are simply not competent to meet the challenge of communication that the situation demands of them, be it because they are too shy, in a state of complete inertia, or because the only language they speak is Mandarin. Her pieces aim to show the beauty of the effort and perseverance of these people, as they attempt to overcome the obstacles. They are eager to seize the opportunity of communicating with the audience, seeing it as their perhaps only chance of making contact with the world, to formulate and tell their stories, to share their questions and doubts, to try to reinvent themselves.

Edit Kaldor mixes documentary and fictional elements in her work, and often integrates the use of various digital media in a straightforward, simple way.