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Sismo Stories & Performances is enriching the cultural landscape of the Netherlands by transferring to Amsterdam the most exciting international theatre productions in English and by commissioning and producing compelling new theatrical work. As our name suggests, we will bring you stories and performances.
Clowns
Contemporary dance
Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns is a dance film that plays out a macabre comedy of murder and desire, asking how far we will go in the name of entertainment. Directed, choreographed and composed […]
It’s True, It’s True, It’s True
Theatre
Based on the original court transcripts, this dramatisation blends history, myth and contemporary commentary to ask: how much has really changed in the last four centuries?
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It is Easy to be Dead
Theatre
Born in Aberdeen, Charles Sorley was studying in Germany when the First World War broke out and was briefly imprisoned as an enemy alien. He was one of the first to join the army in 1914.
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Midnight Your Time
Digital theatre
“I’m sure you’ll joke this is not the first one way conversation we’ve ever had…” Every Thursday, Judy tries to talk to her daughter online. Judy calls from Islington; her daughter is in Palestine.
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Letters – Phoebe and Thalissa
Digital theatre
An unopened letter, a box of props, and a set of instructions. From the team who created the Gate’s critically acclaimed production of Dear Elizabeth, Letters is a funny and often moving reflection on the global situation we find ourselves in.
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The Wedding
Contemporary dance
We are all married, bound by a contract.
But what are the terms of this relationship? And can we consider a divorce?
Led by Amit Lahav, Gecko’s latest creation is inspired by the complexities of human nature: the struggle
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Proof of Life
Digital theatre
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Community Transmission
Digital theatre
Community Transmission is just a story I wanted to tell you. It’s not really about Covid, as much as a new version of an old and dangerous virus that existed before Covid and will outlast it. Also, while the incident and location of the story I’m telling has been adapted
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Letters – Nadia and Tim
Digital theatre
An unopened letter, a box of props, and a set of instructions.
From the team who created the Gate’s critically acclaimed production of Dear Elizabeth, Letters is a funny and often moving reflection on the global situation we find ourselves in.
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