Performance / English Spoken

Gerben Vaillant en Fleur van den Berg

on smoke and airconditioning

“Contrary to my usual way of working, I want to tell a story with a beginning, a middle and a ‘grande finale’. Followed by silence; rain and wind gradually picking up.

I also want to come to love my characters; their things, their little details and the way they talk. Finally, I want to miss them when they’re gone. 

All things considered, the big picture: one day, ultimately, I want to be someone who says ‘yes!’ to life.” – the author.

on smoke and airconditioning is a frail story that trembles in the telling, and is always on the verge of collapse. A production where the makers relate to what it means to bring fiction to life, seen from that melancholy universe of people and characters for whom life cannot be taken for granted. Through text, image, and movement, on smoke and airconditioning is a study for ‘a sense of life’.