OPEN DOOR BREDA
Visit a dance performance (in progress) for free - language no problem - suitable for young and old
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 coming back or returning' can have in a human life. In the Open Door Breda 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.
Open Door Breda 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 - Podium Proeverij in Podium Bloos, Breda
18 May - Belkrum Huis, Breda
2 and/or 3 July - Stokvishallen, Podium Bloos, Breda
13 September - Open Monumenten Dag, Breda
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
Dance: Alkis Barbas, Alison Duarte and Maria Pokorska (stage).
Understudy: Martí Aparici (stage)
Dramaturgy: Mojra Vogelnik Škerlj
Music: Arthur van der Kuip
Lighting- and set design, costumes: Esther Eveline Sloots
Door construction: Menno Boerdam
Technical support: Show Alliance / Aydan Veldt
Production: Lucienne Wouters
Made possible with financial support from: Municipality of Breda and Janivo Foundation
