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Theatregroup mugmetdegoudentandbased in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (mugmetdegoudentand = thegoldentoothedmosquito) |
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In 1985, an experienced director, and a dozen young, driven, but still unformed actors started exploring unconventional but certainly meaningful new theatre forms. Today, 25 years later, the group is very much alive, with a unique position in Dutch theater. "It Is Now", the motto of the group, is expressed via very personal theatre. The Mug's approach is nothing if not experimental, with frequent excursions to other media and art forms incorporated into their productions: novels, newspaper accounts, diaries, letters, documentaries, films, interviews, stories and personal experiences. With its productions, ever since it's founding in 1985, a unique Mug style has evolved: cutting edge, vital, physical, humorous and open to the public. In the coming few years, the Mug will focus on two sorts of productions: theatre with social reality as the central theme, and a number of intimate shows centered on personal stories. The company sees the importance of making clear distinctions, an ability urgently needed in our times. Today, opinions seem to be hopelessly interchangeable, axioms are shifting, social and personal values have to be reassessed. In this confusing reality, everyone has to find his or her way. In a time when each opinion seems to count, it is important to gain more awareness about the way opinions are formed and to which extent they determine our social reality. The Mug considers it essential that the theatre attempt to distinguish between one opinion and another, between reality and projection, between ratio and emotion, objectivity and feeling, between core and fringe. In the performances where the personal view is the starting point the Mug will investigate how personal beliefs determine our view of reality. For the Mug, the individual human experience will remain a central element, a point of reference, of insight, comfort and transformation. Amidst the uproar about a shifting Zeitgeist and a community in transition, the experience of the individual is essential. In its productions, the Mug will attempt not only to catch the complexity of the contemporary world, but first and foremost, it will be a powerful theatrical amplifier of individual voices. |
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Artistic team: Mr Marcel Musters, Mrs Joan Nederlof, Mrs Lineke Rijxman Managing director: Mrs Margreet Huizing () Producer: Miss Joanne Mensert () Publicity: Mrs Marjolijn Rosendaal () Postal address P.O. Box 10550, 1001 EN Amsterdam, the Netherlands Telephone 00 31 (0) 20 6163218, Fax 00 31 (0)20 6123353 Email post@mugmetdegoudentand.nl www.mugmetdegoudentand.nl |
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