Open door Breda

For years, The100Hands has been exploring how small everyday interactions tell an unexpected story about people and society. In 2025, with dancers, audiences and residents of Breda, we explore the different meanings that “leaving and returning” can have in a human life. In the Breda with open door project, we open the door of our studio to diverse groups of people, but schools and community centres also open their doors. All these encounters lead to the performance Waar je uitkomt als je weggaat in autumn.

ABOUT OPEN DOOR BREDA

Every day we are on the move from one thing to another: from your bedroom to your bathroom, or from home to work, school, family, friends, a party or further destination. As our bodies move from one space to another, we can be connected non-stop via tech and apps, and if you follow the news, you can often conclude that what you do here has consequences there. So what does going away mean today, for a child, an adult, a newcomer, a dreamer, parents or elders? How do we deal with being alone and making contact? And how can we practice arriving and being present somewhere again?

With movement, interaction and humour, The100Hands seeks answers to these questions, because we believe that the body and our intuitive impulses and reactions can tell us a lot.

Breda with open door is a relaxed encounter, in which physical and theatrical scenes form the starting point for a joint conversation and investigation: three dancers find each other in a space full of doors and invite you to discover the meaning of “leaving and coming back” in your life while watching and living with them. Afterwards, we will have an informal conversation with each other, led by creator Jasper Džuki Jelen. We will have a conversation in Dutch and translate into English where necessary.

Would you like to join us – the door is open at least on the following dates and places – keep an eye on our socials and this page for more dates:

24 April 2025

18 May 2025

2 and/or 3 July 2025

13 September 2025

> Would you like your organisation, group, school or event to set up the door for us please also be sure to get in touch (but please read about these minimum requirements first)?

>You really can’t make any of the dates and are still curious? Email our artistic director Jasper (jasper @the100hands.com) to see if you can drop by in person – our door is open.

CREDITS

Concept and choreography: Jasper Džuki Jelen I Dance: Alkis Barbas, Alison Duarte and Maria Pokorska (stage) I Understudy: Marti Aparici (stage) I Dramaturgy: Mojra Vogelnik Škerlj I Music: Arthur van der Kuip I Costumes: Esther Sloots I Doors: Menno Boerdam (design), Noud Sprokholt (realisation) I Technical support: Show Alliance / Aydan Veldt I Production: Lucienne Wouters I Photography: Barbara Medo I Made possible with financial support of: Gemeente Breda, Fonds Podiumkunsten, Het Cultuurfonds – with thanks to Tosca Trampoli Fonds, and Stichting Janivo I 2025