A musical journey through the in-between
May 24 – Premiere – Bijlmerparktheater (Amsterdam)
UNBORN — EN — 40 minutes
After the successful performance “Fetus Heaven” (2023), OTION (Guillermo Armand Blinker) and Ulrike Quade Company join forces again.
UNBORN is an intimate theatrical concert blending ambient neo-soul, R&B, hip-hop and indigenous rhythms. Inspired by the infinite in-between of transformation, UNBORN invites you to travel through the inner universe of OTION. Surrounded by emotions like confusion, melancholy and joy, UNBORN creates a moment of reflection and motivates you to kick off your own personal process of transformation. Venture through a world of text, music and projections with the guiding question: “Am I breaking down or unfolding?”.
Guillermo Armand Blinker, a.k.a. OTION – Master of Sceneries, is a versatile artist from Amsterdam with an academic background in the performing arts (LMIPA & Codarts). Some of his most recent works are: Tijd Zal Ons Leren (Time Will Tell Us, for Het Nationale Theater), Frekti Singi (for Amsterdam Museum) and Ripple – Opera Forward Festival (National Opera & Ballet). His work exists of songs/compositions, live performances and meditative sound journeys.
Am I breaking down or unfolding?
Experience UNBORN this summer at different locations throughout the Netherlands. Check the schedule and get your tickets now.
Credits
Concept, composition, direction and performance: OTION – Master of Sceneries
Instrumentation: Nathan Klumperbeek, Tez Thompson
Assistant Director: Anne van Dorp
Scenography: Hendrik Walther
Costume: Carly Everaert
Videography: Bouba Dola
Sound Producer: droppeddots
Mixing Engineer: Franco Fernandez
Technical Production: Mark Thewessen
Sound engineering: Nina Kraszewska
Production manager: Isha Plug
Campaign image: David van Woerden
Poster/flyer design: Marika Seo
Teaser/Trailer: Bowie Verschuuren
Many thanks to: Studio Roex, De Hofnar Present & management
A production by Ulrike Quade Company
Tour Dates
5 april 20:00 — Try-out — De Sloot (Amsterdam)
6 april 20:00 — Try-out — De Sloot (Amsterdam)
24 mei — Première — Bijlmerparktheater (Amsterdam)
20 juni — Podium Mozaïek (Amsterdam)
20 september — Frascati (Amsterdam)
21 september — Frascati (Amsterdam)