Immens

Immens is a musical, philosophical, and humorous performance inspired by the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche: the philosopher with the hammer. Where does the beauty lie in his ideas? And where does the danger lie? Director Casper Vandeputte and actor Vincent van der Valk wrote an award-winning text and created a musical theater solo in which they explore how much truth a person can tolerate.

Van der Valk dives into the role of funky street musician Fritz, who has recently begun to be honest, truly honest. He jokes with the audience, he sings, he dances. Suddenly, his imagination comes to life, and the choir sings along to his heartfelt cries in unison. Van der Valk composed the music, which ranges from electro-funk to Wagnerian opera. Immens premiered on Oerol on June 14, 2019 and was on show in theaters until November 2019. In September 2020, Immens was selected for the Official Jury Selection of the Dutch Theater Festival 2020 as one of the best performances of the season. Now, after dozens of packed evenings, Fritz is returning!

About the creators

In recent years, Casper Vandeputte has created vibrant, socially engaged performances such as The Summer of '96 at Oerol, Bloedlink at HNTjong/DOX, and The Family and Quake at Theater Utrecht. In his performances, he seeks fiery emotion, humor, and poignancy. Vandeputte received the 2018 Silver Cricket for Bloedlink. Under the pseudonym Simon Caspers, he co-authored the book Destiny with Martijn Simons.

Vincent van der Valk played the leading roles in Platonov and Caligula at Theater Utrecht, among others. He was nominated for a Golden Calf for his role in the film Gluckauf and won the Arlecchino for his role in Angels in America by Toneelgroep Oostpool. Van der Valk writes for literature (DasMag), television (Fenix), and theater (Orkater, Naomi Velissariou). Immens is the seventh theater project Vincent and Casper are creating together.

Dutch spoken.