PEFORMANCE : HEAR_ME

IID Company | THE_AND Music present a multimedia dance performance

"Those who are not seen, are heard.

Those who are not heard, are seen"

Imagine: we let go of the current world and enter a new one, where we truly meet each other, without the limitations of unwritten social rules. In HEAR_ME, choreographer Remy Tilburg invites you to experience contact in a completely new way. The result is a performance that pushes boundaries and creates a fresh, new narrative.

“We are often closer to each other than we realize.”

Seven dancers, one deaf and six hearing, go in search of a universal language that goes beyond words. A language that stimulates all the senses and redefines the way we communicate. With a combination of movement, image and sound, HEAR_ME challenges you to rediscover human connection.

For Remy Tilburg, connecting with people is a fundamental need. In HEAR_ME he intuitively shows how we can return to the core of our humanity. He shows us how we can free ourselves from the constant pressure to perform and adopt a certain identity. According to Remy, this layer of expectations prevents us from truly connecting with each other in modern society.

SoundShirt

HEAR_ME is a performance for everyone, including the deaf and hard of hearing. To ensure this accessibility, IID company and The_And Music have joined forces.

In addition to the music for the performance, The_And Music is introducing a special SoundShirt that makes both the music and certain movements tangible. This wearable design was developed and produced in England.

The shirt is equipped with 28 sensors on the sleeves, chest and back, which are connected to the music and the dancers. This converts sound and movement into vibrations, allowing you to experience a physical connection to the performance. The SoundShirt technology will be brought to the Netherlands for the first time during HEAR_ME. The_And Music aims to make the soundshirt accessible for all theatre performances in the future.