Unknown Country
How does it sound?
After a long journey, she sets her suitcases on the icy mountain top with a thud. It is white and slippery here. This is her new home, but everything is different here. The sounds and smells, the seasons and even the way everyone moves. An egg with wings brings the mail by and peculiar neighbors sail up to her on the back of a large sea creature to come and make her acquaintance. Despite longing for her old home, she slowly discovers how everything works in this unknown land... Together with Oorkaan and Nordland Visual Theatre (NO), The Wooden House takes you into a world of live music and amazing images in the performance Unknown Land.
On the stage
Martin Franke - music/playing
Martin Franke graduated cum laude as a percussionist from the Arnhem Conservatory of Music in 2005. Since then he has won several music awards, including the German Jazzwerkruhr and the soloist award at the Jazz Festival Jazz nad Odra in Poland. www.martinfranke.com
Raimund Gross - music/play
Raimund Gross began composing music at age 14 for his first band the Theme of Things. In 2007 he graduated from the conservatory in Arnhem and worked as a music teacher for children and adolescents. In 2010, as musical director, he wrote the music for the Production Frühlingserwachen of Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg.
Radek Fedyk - music/playing
Among others, Radek Fedyk graduated from the Messiaen Academy majoring in electric guitar, jazz & pop and from the Arnhem Conservatory of Music majoring in trumpet and electric guitar in 2007. Radek is a multi-instrumentalist; in addition to trumpet and guitar, he plays with verve the flugelhorn, tuba, valve trombone, double bass, bass guitar, accordion and piano.
Behind the scenes
Concept Elien van den Hoek & Inez de Bruijn Directed Elien van den Hoek & Gienke Deuten Directing Assistant Frederieke Vermeulen Game Inez de Bruijn Music & Play Radek Fedyk, Martin Franke & Raimund Groß Set design & props Marlies Schot Costumes & pop-ups Freja Roelofs & André Kok Lighting Design Desiree van Gelderen Dramaturgy Preben Faye-Schjøll Musical dramaturgy Caecilia Thunnissen Set Construction Douwe Ket Technology Gerrit Schilp, Roy Vermeer/Tjarko van Heese/René Groeneveld Production Ruben Bosch Flyer design Inez de Bruijn & Elien van den Hoek Graphic design Jobbe Holtes Teaser & photos Ilja Lammers Team Nordland Visual Theatre Geir-Ove Andersen, Elisabeth Belsvik,Preben Faye-Schjøll, Ing Randi Johansen, Tim Lucassen, Jack Markussen, Jan Erik Skarby, Anne Sørfjell Courtesy of Douwe Hibma, PeerGrouP
Awards
Composer Martin Franke won a Silver Cricket in 2011 for his musical contribution to the performances Bite! and Adios from The Wooden House
For at home
LIMITLESS SLEEP
We collect lullabies from all corners of the world and countries in all dialects and mother tongues. For that, we need your help! What lullaby is sung to you? What song did your grandparents sing to their children? Let's hear it via our interactive world map on unknowncountry.org. You can record your song in the foyer of the theater, or at home via your phone or computer. With all the songs collected, we try to create one boundless lullaby that sounds recognizable to everyone and lulls all people in the world to sleep.
Press
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Upcoming concerts
9
May
2:45 p.m.,
Maaiveld Festival, Apeldoorn
9
May
5 p.m,
Maaiveld Festival, Apeldoorn
15
May
10:00 am,
Showcase Classical Next
Colosseum, Berlin (Germany)
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