Jetse Batelaan
Jetse Batelaan
Compact stories with long-winded titles
Language:
None/on request
Contact:
Artistic director: Jetse Batelaan
T +31 (0)6 – 42 23 06 26
Agency: Frans Brood Productions
Jetse Batelaan hides compact stories under long-winded titles such as Pas als zaagsel krijgt een boom applaus/A tree only gets applause as sawdust, Ergens staat er nu een iglo leeg/There’s an empty igloo somewhere now and Echte vrouwen joggen in regenpak/Real women jog in waterproofs. His productions seem to be documentaries of human weaknesses. However, his encyclopaedia of powerlessness is defensive rather than judgemental. He stands up for frightened souls by explaining them. In clear, absurd scenes, where language is often unnecessary, he vindicates their powerlessness. It’s all right, we’re all in the same boat.
As from 2009, Jetse Batelaan has joined the Ro theater in Rotterdam as permanent in-house director.
International:
Echte vrouwen joggen in regenpak/Real women jog in waterproofs and Toe vader, drink/Come on father, drink were performed at the Belluard Bollwerk festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. During the past few years, Voorstelling waarin hopelijk niets gebeurt/Performance in which hopefully nothing happens (for Theatergroep Max) has been performed at various festivals in Germany, Austria, Great-Britain, Canada and the United States. Broeders/Brothers was taken to Chalons and this production and Toe vader, drink/Come on father, drink appeared at the Wiener FestWochen. Jetse Batelaan has already received a number of prestigious awards for his shows in the Netherlands, such as a VSCD prize for Toe vader, drink/Come on father, drink and the Gouden Krekel (best production) for Voorstelling waarin hopelijk niets gebeurt/Performance in which hopefully nothing happens.
Brothers, photo: Sanne Peper
physical site specific object theatre