Want to dive head-first into the heart of a creative process, gaining in-depth insight into the world of artistic research? Look no further than What You See Research! Choreographer Afra Ernst and singer-songwriter XILLAN are respectively embarking on two-week research journeys, and during the festival they are opening their studio doors to the public. What You See Research! Choreographer Afra Ernst and singer songwriter XILLAN each work on their research questions for two weeks. During the festival they open their studio doors to the public.
Music is the language that XILLAN speaks fluently. At his core he is a storyteller and during this residency he wants to embrace his versatility and develop his voice as a theater maker. He's working on a personal one coming of age story about his journey and experiences as a Black and queer person in Suriname and the Netherlands.
Afra Ernst’s journey, began when she moved from Indonesia to the Netherlands at the age of six. Now, she's eager to return to her roots and explore her complex family history, infusing these myriad experiences into a captivating dance documentary. Her quest raises profound questions about the meaning of such a journey and how the language of dance can be harnessed to convey and process it.
