What happens in a hushed country, where only the bare essentials can be said? How can you tell what you want with the words you have? And what do you actually say between the lines?
Flo lives in a country where people hardly speak. In this country you have to buy words in a factory and swallow them very carefully. Only then can you taste and pronounce them. Thus, people are careful with their words. Flo is looking for loving words for someone very special. But these are expensive. Come see an imaginative world literally made up of letters and words, with puppets you can watch for hours. A visual performance inspired by the picture book Het land van de grote woordenfabriek by Agnès de Lestrade.
For her performance De Stille Kletsmajor, Marlyn …
What happens in a hushed country, where only the bare essentials can be said? How can you tell what you want with the words you have? And what do you actually say between the lines?
Flo lives in a country where people hardly speak. In this country you have to buy words in a factory and swallow them very carefully. Only then can you taste and pronounce them. Thus, people are careful with their words. Flo is looking for loving words for someone very special. But these are expensive. Come see an imaginative world literally made up of letters and words, with puppets you can watch for hours. A visual performance inspired by the picture book Het land van de grote woordenfabriek by Agnès de Lestrade.
For her performance De Stille Kletsmajor, Marlyn Coetsier won the Zilveren Krekel in 2022 in the category of most impressive stage performance.
From the press:
“Visually, De Stille Kletsmajor is a gem and Coetsier's open and cheerful performance shows how love overcomes both language and origin.” (Theaterkrant)
