Flax, baby! Flax! [variations]
Opera-performance directed by Marie Ilse Bourlanges and Liza Prins, 2024
Musical compositions by Bergur Anderson and Liza Prins
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Performed by : Bergur Anderson, Joana Guiné, Logan Hon Mua, Robin Becker, Romy Day Winkel, Giulia Damiani, Bitna Youn, Miriam van Rijsingen, Pilar Mata Dupont, Berenike Melchior and Giulia Damiani.
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Video registration by Yana Khazanovich & sound by Albert Rask
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Libretto written by Marie Ilse Bourlanges and Liza Prins
and developed through the Songs of Flax workshops hosted at A Tale of A Tub in 2024.
With participation from, among others: Adina Orboi, Marjolein van der Loo, Janna van Welsem, Samar Nasrullah Khan, Jessie Bullivant, Hannah Kirkham, Katie Pollard, Isabelle Sully, Lisanne Janssen, Julija Mockute, Renata Mirón, and kids from the neighbourhood.
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Artistic direction of the flax tools-instruments by Marie Ilse Bourlanges.
Scenography and choreography by Marie Ilse Bourlanges and Liza Prins.
Clog dance co-developed with Berenike Melchior.
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Flax, baby! Flax! [variations] was performed on 22 September 2024 at Zone2Source, Testing ground for art & ecology, Amsterdam. 
Flax, baby! Flax! [interludes] premiered in August 2024 at A Tale of a Tub, Space for contemporary art and culture, Rotterdam.
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Flax, baby! Flax! was made possible by the support of Mondriaan Fonds, Gemeente Amsterdam Stadsdeel Zuid, EU Council, and the European Mobility Grant.