Now on tour: Ocean Breeze, the latest NITE performance, directed by Mart van Berckel.
“In a never-boring mix of acting, singing and dancing, NITE once again puts on an overwhelming performance.”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ De Volkskrant
“Riveting theater!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐
NRC
Ocean Breeze
Imagine a woman. She has it all; a good job, a beautiful house, and a loving son. One day, she suddenly faints at work. An unexplainable illness is eating away at her. No one knows what’s wrong with her—but there’s something in the air. Maybe she’s allergic to the 21st century?
Her battle with the illness doesn’t align with the story she’s heard her entire life: if you just work hard enough, you have everything under control. A narrative that she made her own so much that it now follows her every step she takes.
The NITE ensemble and live percussionist Dirge Seçil Kuran embody this sincere yet absurd, funny, magical, and touching journey: a rollercoaster ride that feels like scrolling through a socialmediafeed. Ocean Breeze lets you experience how the body and mind slowely lose their hold on each other in society nowadays.
Inspired by Todd Haynes, Yolanda Hadid, Kim Kardashian, Olivia Laing, Audre Lorde, Nan Goldin, David Wojnarowicz, and others who have openly struggled with illness.
“The ruthlessness of the performance-driven society is mapped out poignantly but wittily.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dagblad van het Noorden
Mart van Berckel
As a director, Mart uses a method that comparable to that of a visual artist or a composer. He creates ‘sensory theater trips’ with great precision: poetic compositions of image, light, movement, text, sound and music.
His history with NITE and Club Guy & Roni is certainly not limited: previously he made SEVEN LAST SONGS, All that Follows, the Parade hit CARRY/JUMP/CATCH and his first touring NITE production: My First Tragedy: Iphigeneia.
Ocean Breeze: the playlist
Inspired by music from the show, Ocean Breeze composer Mauro Casarini put together the playlist below. From legendary 80’s to the rise of synthipop in the early 00’s.
Language no problem
NITE tours with surtitles. That way, we can make Ocean Breeze suitable for people who do not speak Dutch but can read English.
