Onafhankelijk Toneel | Opera O.T.
Onafhankelijk Toneel | Opera O.T.
Interdisciplinary theatre and opera
Language:
English/on request
Contact:
Artistic direction: Mirjam Koen, Ton Lutgerink and
Gerrit Timmers
T +31 (0)10 – 478 02 81
Onafhankelijk Toneel/Opera O.T. (O.T.) is led by Mirjam Koen, Ton Lutgerink and Gerrit Timmers (from the worlds of theatre, modern dance and visual arts), and general manager Corry Prinsen. In O.T.’s productions, these disciplines are put to innovative use, and since the eighties, performances also incorporate live video. In 1988, O.T. began producing opera alongside theatre and dance.
The company’s hallmark is its interdisciplinary mix of theatre or opera with visual arts and dance. O.T. is one of the Netherlands’ leading companies, and not only in the field of opera. Its productions have won many illustrious theatre prizes. For opera, O.T. has branched out to larger theatres (such as the Muziektheater and Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam, and the Rotterdamse Schouwburg) and has collaborated with the Nederlandse Opera or the Nationale Reisopera on several occasions.
International:
O.T. has staged performances (theatre, dance and opera) successfully abroad, for example in the United States and at festivals in France. Commenting on the opera The Death of Klinghoffer, Trouw wrote: ‘Was beauty ever more poignant?’ In 2008, the ISPA invited Opera O.T. to a Pitch Session in New York for its most recent opera Kwasi & Kwame - The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi. The Volkskrant wrote: ‘Opera O.T., which has a reputation to uphold when it comes to highquality opera productions, aimed very high with this project, but has once again delivered.’ O.T. would like to continue international tours with their operas.
Kwasi & Kwame – The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi, photo: Ben van Duin
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