CHANGE THE GAME

edgy physical theater | an immersive political thriller

CHANGE THE GAME by K&A, tells the story of a pawn who discovers and diffuses a classified tape of a high positioned politician-tower. It tells the story of a newly arrived piece from another board game that tries to find her way to adapt to the new game rules. It tells the story of a tower who rises to power, taking advantage of anyone and anything. It tells the story of the bishops who try to escape determinism and reinsert randomness into the game and their lives. Welcome to New Ebony; the city where chess rules. CHANGE THE GAME is an edgy multidisciplinary physical performance that underlines the political and poetical frames of our society: determinism, social class, migration and citizenship. This performance is based on the successful comic Un monde en pièces from Gaspard & Ulysse Gry.

“What if our society was a gigantic chessboard, with a king, rebellious pawns, and “Checkers”, migrating from another board game, threatened with expulsion? Between manipulation, corruption, fear of migrants and the rise of totalitarianism, this political thriller sketches the current events of a society caught up in the spiral of a destructive game.”

Gaspard & Ulysse Gry

K&A plays with music, text binaural recording, chess-masks, IT design and collaborates with nine international performers in order to transform this 2D reading experience into a “total-experience” on stage. The audience follows speeches, meetings and dialogues via headphones – even the hidden inner thoughts of the characters. They receive messages on their phones through a tailor made application and can follow the characters behind the scenes through security cameras. With this daring staging the audience is dropped in the middle of New Ebony.

Cast & Credits

Direction & adaptation: K&A (Karla Isidorou & Alexandra Bellon)
after the comic Un monde en pièce from Gaspard & Ulysse Gry
Translation: Martin de Haan
Binaural recording, research & mix: David Poissonnier
Music composition & execution: Alexandra Bellon
Rap (text & voice): Gerindo Kartadinata
Mix Club: DJ Skillz
Graphic design: Gaspard & Ulysse Gry
Masks design & costume advise: Sofya Samareva
Research & development digital platform: Clever Net Systems, Antoine Hordez.

Performers:
Alkis Barbas, Alexandra Bellon, Gillis Biesheuvel, Onno Dirker, Karla Isidorou, Gerindo Kartadinata, Gina-Alina Patilea, Hanne Struyf, Fenna Schoren.
Voices:
Annelie Koning, Chris Kijne, Gerindo Kartadinata, Gillis Biesheuvel, Hanne Struyf, Ioana Tudor, Jibbe Willems, Justin Samgar, Joshua Albano, Kees van Leeuwen, Lard Adrian, Laurien van Rijswijk, Leon Kribbeler, Marjan van Giel, Onno Dirker, Sophie Derkzen.

Production support: Monique in het Veld
Co-production: Theater Ins Blau
Special thanks to: Kees van Leeuwen & Stéphanie Kersbergen

CHAME THE GAME is a co-production of K&A & Theater Ins Blau and is supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL, Performing Arts Fund NL, Lira Fonds, Vfonds, Stichting Dioraphte, FONDS21

2. Pawn D3 for CHANGE THE GAME by K&A design Sofya Samareva photo Alexey Shahov

3. Pawn D3 for CHANGE THE GAME by K&A design Sofya Samareva

Audience Reactions

"It was a new way of storytelling for me and I love theatre makers that keep reinventing the medium." Laurien van Rijswijk

" This is politically engaged experimental theater in the best possible sense.” Martin de Haan

In change the game vervagen de grenzen tussen de stage en het publiek, tussen de toeschouwer en het stuk. Met een koptelefoon op je hoofd wordt je deel van een politiek schaakspel” Rikke ter Horst

"I saw a micrography of our society with a focus on its dystopic side, such as corruption, disrespect to minorities and the presence controlling capitalism.“ Athanasios Bourazanas

"Indrukwekkende maskers van gerecycled materiaal. Ik was onder de indruk van de acteurs, hun beweging, de muziek en hoe dit samenkwam met de filmbeelden en de applicatie.“ Carla Peters

"Als theater vaker zo was dan zou ik hier veel vaker te vinden zijn!”“ Denise

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September 2021

Sep 02

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