Spring Festival: campfire

Ezra Veldhuis & Bosse Provoost

22 & 23 May| various performance times | Theaterzaal | €16,- / €19,-

In this sensory installation, you are invited to let go of the human gaze. Beneath an arc of light, you will hear a conversatoin about bodies different from our own dream of and experience the world. It is a singular attempt to make us feel that, deep down, we are all interconnected. Can we imagine how bodies unlike ours perceive the world?

Performance dates

sat, 7 nov
14:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 7 nov
20:30u
Performance
Almere|Kunstlinie
mon, 9 nov
19:30u
Performance
Zwolle|Zwolse Theaters - Schouwburg Odeon
tue, 10 nov
19:30u
Performance
Zwolle|Zwolse Theaters - Schouwburg Odeon
wed, 11 nov
19:30u
Performance
Rotterdam|Theater Rotterdam - TR25 Schouwburg
wed, 11 nov
20:30u
Performance
Eindhoven|Parktheater Eindhoven
fri, 13 nov
19:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
fri, 13 nov
19:30u
Performance
Lisbon|Alkantara Festival
sat, 14 nov
16:00u
Performance
Lisbon|Alkantara Festival
sat, 14 nov
20:30u
Performance
Drachten|Schouwburg De Lawei
sun, 15 nov
19:30u
Performance
Lisbon|Alkantara Festival
mon, 16 nov
19:30u
Performance
Enschede|Wilminktheater en Muziekcentrum
tue, 17 nov
19:30u
Performance
Genk|C-mine cultuurcentrum
tue, 17 nov
19:30u
Performance
Enschede|Wilminktheater en Muziekcentrum
wed, 18 nov
14:30u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
wed, 18 nov
20:00u
Performance
Groningen|Jonge Harten Festival
wed, 18 nov
20:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
wed, 18 nov
20:30u
Performance
Den Bosch|Verkadefabriek
fri, 20 nov
00:00u
Performance
Porto|Teatro Municipal do Porto
fri, 20 nov
13:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
fri, 20 nov
19:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
fri, 20 nov
21:00u
Performance
Valenciennes|NEXT Festival
sat, 21 nov
00:00u
Performance
Porto|Teatro Municipal do Porto
sat, 21 nov
12:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 21 nov
13:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 21 nov
15:30u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 21 nov
17:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 21 nov
19:15u
Performance
Valenciennes|NEXT Festival
sun, 22 nov
13:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sun, 22 nov
14:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
mon, 23 nov
19:30u
Performance
Alkmaar|TAQA Theater De Vest
wed, 25 nov
19:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Theater de Krakeling
wed, 25 nov
20:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
thu, 26 nov
19:00u
Performance
Lisbon|Alkantara Festival
thu, 26 nov
19:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Theater de Krakeling
thu, 26 nov
20:30u
Performance
Arnhem|Musis & Stadstheater
fri, 27 nov
19:00u
Performance
Lisbon|Alkantara Festival
sat, 28 nov
17:00u
Performance
Lisbon|Alkantara Festival
sat, 28 nov
20:30u
Performance
Leeuwarden|Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
tue, 1 dec
19:30u
Performance
Kerkrade|Parkstad Limburg Theaters
wed, 2 dec
19:30u
Performance
Heerlen|Parkstad Limburg Theaters
wed, 2 dec
20:00u
Performance
Utrecht|Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
thu, 3 dec
19:30u
Performance
Eindhoven|Parktheater Eindhoven
fri, 4 dec
19:30u
Performance
Eindhoven|Parktheater Eindhoven
fri, 4 dec
20:00u
Performance
Deventer|MIMIK
wed, 9 dec
20:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
fri, 11 dec
19:30u
Performance
Den Haag|HNT Theater aan het Spui
fri, 11 dec
20:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Frascati
sat, 12 dec
19:30u
Performance
Den Haag|HNT Theater aan het Spui
sat, 12 dec
20:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Frascati
thu, 4 feb
20:30u
On siteTry-out
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
fri, 5 feb
20:30u
On sitePremière
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
wed, 10 feb
20:30u
Performance
Leiden|Theater Ins Blau
fri, 12 feb
20:30u
Performance
Haarlem|Schuur
sat, 13 feb
20:30u
Performance
Haarlem|Schuur
wed, 17 feb
20:15u
Performance
Den Haag|Het Nationale Theater
thu, 18 feb
20:30u
Performance
Deventer|Deventer Schouwburg
fri, 19 feb
20:30u
Performance
Nijmegen|LUX
tue, 23 feb
20:30u
Performance
Maastricht|Theater aan het Vrijthof
wed, 24 feb
20:30u
Performance
Breda|Chassé Theater
thu, 25 feb
20:30u
Performance
Wageningen|Theater Junushoff
tue, 2 mar
20:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Frascati
wed, 3 mar
20:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Frascati
thu, 4 mar
20:30u
Performance
Amsterdam|Frascati
fri, 5 mar
19:00u
Performance
Antwerpen|De Singel
sat, 6 mar
19:00u
Performance
Antwerpen|De Singel
sat, 6 mar
20:00u
Performance
Amersfoort|Theater De Lieve Vrouw
tue, 9 mar
20:30u
Performance
Leeuwarden|Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
thu, 11 mar
20:30u
Performance
Tilburg|De Nieuwe Vorst
fri, 12 mar
20:30u
Performance
Groningen|SPOT/Stadsschouwburg
sat, 13 mar
14:00u
Performance
Adelaide|Adelaide Festival Centre
sat, 13 mar
20:00u
Performance
Adelaide|Adelaide Festival Centre
sat, 13 mar
20:00u
Performance
Adelaide|Adelaide Festival Centre
wed, 17 mar
20:30u
Performance
Alkmaar|TAQA Theater De Vest
thu, 18 mar
20:15u
Performance
Rotterdam|Theater Rotterdam - TR25 Schouwburg
wed, 24 mar
20:30u
Performance
Alphen aan de Rijn|Theater Castellum
thu, 25 mar
20:30u
Performance
Zaandam|Zaantheater
sat, 27 mar
20:15u
Performance
Roosendaal|De Kring Roosendaal
tue, 30 mar
20:30u
Performance
Utrecht|Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
fri, 16 apr
20:15u
Try-out
Schiedam|Theater aan de Schie
thu, 22 apr
20:00u
Try-out
Utrecht|Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
fri, 23 apr
20:00u
Try-out
Utrecht|Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
fri, 23 apr
20:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 24 apr
19:00u
On site
Utrecht|Theater Utrecht
sat, 24 apr
20:00u
Première
Utrecht|Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
wed, 28 apr
20:00u
Performance
Geneve|Pavillion ADC
thu, 29 apr
20:00u
Performance
Drachten|Schouwburg De Lawei
thu, 29 apr
20:00u
Performance
Geneve|Pavillion ADC
fri, 30 apr
20:00u
Performance
Geneve|Pavillion ADC
thu, 6 may
20:00u
Performance
Rotterdam|Theater Rotterdam - TR25 Schouwburg
fri, 7 may
20:00u
Performance
Amsterdam|Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
sat, 8 may
00:00u
Performance
Brussel|KVS
sat, 8 may
20:15u
Performance
Groningen|SPOT/Stadsschouwburg
wed, 12 may
20:00u
Performance
Zwolle|Zwolse Theaters - Schouwburg Odeon
thu, 13 may
20:00u
Performance
Den Haag|Het Nationale Theater
fri, 14 may
20:00u
Performance
Den Haag|Het Nationale Theater
sat, 15 may
20:30u
Performance
Leeuwarden|Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie
thu, 20 may
20:30u
Performance
Eindhoven|Parktheater Eindhoven

campfire

In the performative installation campfire, Bosse Provoost and Ezra Veldhuis invite you to take a seat on the stage. Beneath an impressive arc of light, you are immersed in a bath of sound and light. Here, you leave daily reality behind and enter a zone where the boundaries between human, animal, and technology blur.

We listen in on a conversation taking place under a strange constellation. As you sit there, you traverse different environments, or is it always the same space, lived through differently each time? The makers challenge us to think beyond our own human consciousness. What does the world look like through the eyes of a shrimp? What do the wandering arms of an octopus feel, or how do we experience the sanctuary of a womb?

Through an interplay of ancient animal paintings, firing synapses, and out-of-body experiences, a field of new perspectives opens up. Can we truly imagine how bodies so different from our own perceive the world?

campfire is an invitation to open yourself up to strange, unexpected connections between spots of light, fragments of sound, and bodies. It is a sensory experiment that reveals how, despite all our external differences, we are all connected deep down—biochemically and instinctively. In this living ecosystem, you are no longer just a spectator, but an essential part of the space you create together with the makers.

Ezra Veldhuis & Bosse Provoost

Since 2018, Ezra Veldhuis (NL) and Bosse Provoost (BE) have formed an artistic duo operating at the intersection of performance and installation art. In their work, the theater remains central as a site for ‘metaphysical adventure’; a space where the visitor is confronted with the strange and invited to perceive the world in a new way.

Using shifting light, sound fragments, and poetic imagery, they compose ever-changing spaces. In these ‘scenic poems,’ the boundaries between human and non-human figures, and between presence and absence, begin to blur. Their work is built on choreographic principles and draws inspiration from both science and poetry.

Ezra Veldhuis is a visual artist and light designer. She conducts research at KASK Ghent on light as an autonomous material. In 2022, she won both the professional jury and audience awards at the Prix Fintro (Theatre & Dance). Bosse Provoost is a performance artist and director. He previously won the KBC Young Theatre Prize at Theater Aan Zee and was an artist-in-residence at Toneelhuis from 2017 to 2022.

Together, they have created acclaimed productions such as Matisklo, SUN-SET, and Indoor Weather. Their work is showcased at leading venues and festivals both at home and abroad.

 

Ezra Veldhuis & Bosse Provoost