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KAMP
Hotel Modern theatre company
A large scale model of the Auschwitz camp fills the stage: overcrowded barracks, a railroad track, an entrance gate with the inscription "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work makes you free). The Hotel Modern theater company attempts to imagine the unimaginable: the largest mass murder in history, committed in a purpose-built city. The model of the camp is brought to life on stage with thousands of tiny 8-centimeter "puppets" made to by hand representing the prisoners and their executioners. Performers move around the model like giant war reporters, filming the horrific events with miniature cameras; the audience becomes the witness.
Since its premiere in 2005 Kamp has been performed the 19 countries and 49 cities worldwide, including New York, Adelaide and Tokyo.
creators and performers Herman Helle, Pauline Kalker, Arlène Hoornweg
sound design and live sound Ruud van der Pluijm
stage techniques Aram Visser and Joris van Oosterhout
with special thanks to Marcel Lugtenborg and Edwin van Steenbergen
staging scenes and assistant "puppets" Cathrin Boer, Heleen Wiemer, Kirsten Hutschemakers, Stefan Gross, Dirk Vroemen, Annette Scheer, Marije de Wit, Florus Groenewegen, Wilco Kwerreveld, Brigid Noone
editorial consultant Mirjam Koen
financial support City of Rotterdam and Dutch Performing Arts Fund
special thanks to Fien Benninga-Warendorf, Lenie Boeken-Velleman, Hans and Noemi
Beckman, for sharing their memoirs of their experience in the concentration camp.
HOTEL MODERN STAFF
artistic directors Pauline Kalker, Herman Helle, Arlène Hoornweg
general manager Corinne van Lelieveld
Sascha Broeders promotion
production director Linda van den Berg
E.T.C. light adjustment. Italy www.etcconnect.com
Dutch theater company Hotel Modern mixes visual art, theater, drama, music, film, model-making and performance in their evocative productions. In their performances, scale models play an important role. They are used, literally, to see the world from a macro perspective. Hotel Modern's approach is unique in the world of theater, allowing their actors to put to focus on their subjects from completely different perspectives.
Born in 1968, she graduated from Arnhem Theatre Academy in 1992, where she studied acting and theater. After her studies, she immersed herself in visual and expressive theater, creating film sets. In 1997, together with colleague Arlène Hoornweg, she founded Hotel Modern. Kalker leads the creation of productions and performs them.
Born in 1969, she studied ballet from the age of 7 and acted to theater from when she was 10 years old. A graduate of Arnhem Theatre Academy in 1992, Arlène has worked with several theater companies, creating productions on her own. She has performed as Elvis Presley with his band and founded Hotel Modern together to Pauline Kalker.