FOR REAL

FOR REAL is making its New York debut with five shows at BAM’s Next Wave festival this Autumn. The only Dutch productions that ever went there were made by ITA and Ivo van Hove.

A good occasion to host an evening on:
• the methodology of musical journalism
• the intellectual undermining of women
• the composition and improvisation methods that were developed for this show
• a recap of the most special moments on tour, all caught and published in the podcast-feed of the show

FOR REAL is made by Splendor-musician Andrea Voets, a.o. with long-term collaborator Sarah Jeffery.

FOR REAL is a theatrical radio-show on what it means to matter. The starting point is the intellectual undermining of women: the sexism on the mind and the soul and lack of interest in what they think, say, make or try to achieve in life. 

As an audience-member, you are a guest in our radio-studio. Over the speakers, you hear the voices of fourteen women. They analyse the intellectual undermining, starting from their personal and professional experiences. How does this influence your sense of self, your trust, relationships, and eventually: the course of life itself?

The audience completes the investigation, when the musicians start interviewing them on the topics at hand. Sarah Jeffery (recorders), George Dumitriu (viola, guitar) and Andrea Voets (harp) support these risky and honest conversations as they unfold with a new technique of simultaneous interviewing and improvising.

Each performance of FOR REAL is recorded and released as a podcast-episode. By doing this, we create a sounding collection of your voices on what it means to matter: to have dignity, to feel understood and to be taken seriously.

Andrea Voets (musical journalism)

On Film:
Sarah Jeffery (recorders & voice)
George Dumitriu (viola, guitar, electronics)
Andrea Voets (harps, electronics)

Andrea Voets at VPRO's Nooit Meer Slapen (interview starts at 2.07')

More about and by Andrea Voets on Resonate Productions.

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