Theater: Doolhof in je hoofd

This Theaterstraat performance can be seen for free on Wednesday afternoon, December 11, in the Ru Paré as part of the anniversary week! Maze in your head is a reconstruction of what happens when someone loses control of themselves and their environment. How do healthcare providers, police officers and policy makers respond? And the friends and neighbors?

In the performance Doolhof in your head, real stories and experiences, candid conversations with the audience and exciting theater scenes intermingle. In this way, players and audience together find a way out of the maze of systems, thoughts and possible solutions.

1:30 PM Walk-in
2:00 PM Start of performance
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Biography:
De Theaterstraat is a collective of makers that develops and presents unique, social-artistic projects and cultural activities in and from Amsterdam North. They develop projects on urgent social issues that arise from the environment.

Background information

In recent years, incidents involving so-called 'confused persons' have increased significantly. Due to a complex interplay of political and social systems, the willingness to live together with the 'deviant' seems to have decreased significantly. Help seems further away than ever and different agencies, sometimes out of necessity, point fingers at each other. This becomes painfully visible, especially in a big city and in times of crises. Meboer believes that the solution can be found by bringing residents and professionals together using art as a tool and as a conversation starter. Since 2020, she has been conducting research into how we as a society deal with people with misunderstood behavior. In conversation with experienced experts, healthcare providers and community police officers from Amsterdam North, it soon becomes clear that she is not an objective outsider. Due to her personal experience with labels, stigmas and mental health, she can be classified as an insider. The performance Doolhof in your head is the result of her research. The text was developed based on conversations and interviews with both bystanders and insiders. The audience also experiences what happens in the head of a person who loses control of life. As a discussion leader and player, Rianne reconstructs the reaction of various bystanders to the escalation of someone with temporarily confused behavior . Every performance is different, because the audience is a third player who talks and thinks along. Maze in your head is a combination of documentary theater and dialogue with the audience. The maker gives space to diverse perspectives, which challenge the audience to step outside their daily role.