1:Songs (2010)

A single performer Sanja Mitrović moves through fragments of iconic female figures from theatre history — voices like Medea, Antigone, and Gretchen — not to retell their stories, but to let their pain, power, and contradictions vibrate through her body. She sings, speaks, and breaks open — hovering between control and vulnerability.

Set to a pulsating contemporary electronic score by Gary Shepherd, the piece invites us to question the emotional codes we’ve inherited and the ways we carry the past into the present. SONGS is both ritual and reflection: a response to the volatility of our times, voiced through the echoes of those who came before.

Cast And Credits

Concept, direction, choreography: Nicole Beutler
Music composition & performance: Gary Shepherd
made in collaboration with: Sanja Mitrovic
Performer 2011-2019: Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti
Performer 2009-2011: Sanja Mitrovic
Text advice & artistic assistance: Magne van den Berg
Lighting design: Minna Tiikkainen
Video design: videomachas.com (Susanna Brenner/Helle Lyshoj)
Costume: Jessica Helbach
Dramaturgic advice: Igor Dobricic
Rehearsal assistance: Giulio d’Anna
Music advice: Aleksandar Grujic
Technique: Martin Kaffarnik, Valentijn Berkhout
Supported by: PACT Zollverein Essen & Frascati Amsterdam
Sponsor: XOVER Sound System K Array, Raul Mini
Production: Nicole Beutler Projects
Coproduction: Beursschouwburg Brussel
Thanks to: Felix Ritter, Maurits Musch, Alan Razzak, Berthe Spoelstra
With the support of: Fonds Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
Tour planning and acquisition: Theaterzaken Via Rudolphi
Scene photography: Anja Beutler

 

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