Categoría: Silent Disco Box EN

Dutch musical theater company BOT holed themselves up in the empty Museum Arnhem, to put it to the test, to shake it up, to listen to the silence and to break it, and to present ‘The Noise of the Museum’ four weeks later.

In the past years BOT has made 13 productions as part of the series ‘The Noise of…’, always in buildings, which after the production either disappeared or were assigned a new function. This time, directed by Marcel Sijm, BOT did their production in a building destined to stay, which will soon revive its function in full glory. In the vacuum between the old and the new museum, BOT reflects on the question of what the musuem itself thinks about it.

This summer the Red Cross visits several festivals with their Break the Silence Disco. It is not a Silent Disco as you know it. You will be taken along into the lifes of young people without residence permits. They share their life story and their favorite music with the visitors of the festival. The youngsters talk about why they fled to the Netherlands and how their lifes look like at the moment. And although their future is uncertain, their dreams and ambitions are not forgotten. With this, the Red Cross wants to draw attention to the fact that not everybody can take freedom for granted. During the day you will hear these special stories. At night the booth will transform into a regular Silent Disco.

Are you intrigued to hear these stories? This summer you can find the ‘Break the Silence Disco’at several Dutch festivals, like Lepeltje Lepeltje Eindhoven, Pinkpop, Indian Summer Festival and Down the Rabbit Hole.