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Only ๐Ÿฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ until OTEMBA begins its journey across the Netherlands.A Japanese woman ready to step out of her centur...
13/11/2025

Only ๐Ÿฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ until OTEMBA begins its journey across the Netherlands.
A Japanese woman ready to step out of her centuries-old portrait, an Indonesian conservator preparing to meet her gaze, and a musical landscape where Noh, opera, and Indonesian rhythm breathe together.

Each city will give this encounter a different resonance.
Experience new silence, a new breath, a new truth ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐ŸŒธ

๐—จ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜ โ€” ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.tivolivredenburg.nl/agenda/15454428/otemba-daring-women-15-11-2025
๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ โ€” ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.chasse.nl/nl/programma/otemba-daring-women-qz8w
๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ โ€” ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.dedoelen.nl/nl/agenda/otemba-daring-women-59c6
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ โ€” ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.amare.nl/nl/agenda/otemba-daring-women-7ls3

30/10/2025

Night falls in the Rijksmuseum.
As a 17th-century portrait is being restored, the woman in the painting steps out of her frame into the present.

Cornelia van Nijenrode meets Kirana Diah, the Indonesian restorer bringing her image to life.

What follows is a conversation across centuries: between the coloniser and the colonised, between art and reality, between two women who dare to reclaim their stories.

๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—” โ€“ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป is an international music theatre performance about identity, autonomy and the female gaze.

A magical crossing of time, space, and perspective.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Get your tickets now via https://www.theateradhoc.nl

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒบIn ๐—ข๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป, soprano ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ embodies Kirana Diah, a young a...
23/10/2025

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐ŸŒบ
In ๐—ข๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป, soprano ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ embodies Kirana Diah, a young art historian from present-day Jakarta who has left her country to work as a restorer at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. For Kirana, the scars on a canvas are not flaws but witnesses of a painful colonial past. Her work becomes a dialogue between past and present, history and identity.

๐ŸŽญ Known for her expressive voice, powerful stage presence, and fearless curiosity, Bernadeta transforms every role into an experience. From grand opera houses to experimental theatre and intimate recitals, she tells stories that matter, stories that touch and challenge audiences.

As ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ต, she steps into a nocturnal encounter with Cornelia van Nijenrode: a conversation across centuries about untamed spirit, decolonization, and self-determination.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Discover more about Otemba Daring Women and the upcoming tour via https://www.theateradhoc.nl

๐Ÿ“ธ Photo: DigiDaan

16/10/2025

They stepped out of a painting.
They questioned history.
They dared to speak.

๐Ÿ‘‚Are you ready to listen?
The November tour begins soon!

Info & tickets via: https://www.theateradhoc.nl

๐ŸŒธDonโ€™t miss it and experience the female gaze like never before.

09/10/2025

When a woman from the 17th century meets a woman of todayโ€ฆ
history looks back.

Otembaโ€“ Daring Women explores how art, memory, and technology collide in a dialogue across centuries.๐ŸŒธ

A story of identity, resistance, and reclaiming the gaze.

With Bernadeta Astari (soprano) & choreography by Roshanak Morrowatian.

๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒIn Otemba Daring Women, Cornelia van Nijenrode โ€” a Japanese-Dutch woman ...
02/10/2025

๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ
In Otemba Daring Women, Cornelia van Nijenrode โ€” a Japanese-Dutch woman from the 17th century, steps out of her frame and into the present day โ€” comes to life on stage through the artistry of ๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ.

Ryoko holds a unique position in the world of ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ as a pioneering female performer. She has inspired nearly sixty new works that merge traditional utai recitation with contemporary music, and has performed with leading orchestras and ensembles across the globe.
With her distinctive voice and presence, Ryoko brings Corneliaโ€™s story of courage, resilience, and defiance vividly to the stage.๐ŸŒธ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Discover more about Otemba โ€“ Daring Women and the upcoming tour via https://www.theateradhoc.nl

๐Ÿ“ธPhoto: DigiDaan

Bernadetta Astari, Ryoko Aoki, and Michael Wilmering are returning back on stage this fall with ๐—ข๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ โ€“ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป! A...
25/09/2025

Bernadetta Astari, Ryoko Aoki, and Michael Wilmering are returning back on stage this fall with ๐—ข๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ โ€“ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป! After its powerful and heartfelt world premiere at the Holland Festival, the production returns, following an audience response full of warmth and enthusiasm.

Now weโ€™re thrilled to share that Otemba will continue its journey this fall on tour across the Netherlands:
๐Ÿ“ Utrecht โ€“ TivoliVredenburg | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ
๐Ÿ“ Breda โ€“ Chassรฉ Theater | ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ
๐Ÿ“ Rotterdam โ€“ De Doelen | ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ
๐Ÿ“ The Hague โ€“ Amare | ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ

Otemba is an international music theatre production exploring colonial histories, the female gaze, and autonomy blending past and present in a way that feels both urgent and timeless.

๐Ÿ‘‰ More info & tickets: https://www.theateradhoc.nl

๐ŸŒธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด! ๐ŸŒธLast night was the world premiere of OTEMBA โ€“ and what a night it was. The energy, the emotion, the ...
20/06/2025

๐ŸŒธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด! ๐ŸŒธ
Last night was the world premiere of OTEMBA โ€“ and what a night it was. The energy, the emotion, the power of live performanceโ€ฆ weโ€™re still feeling it.

This remarkable production by Theater Adhoc, in co-production with Holland Festival and New European Ensemble, has been six years in the making. What started as a spark of an idea grew into a multidisciplinary performance that dares to question, reimagine, and retell our shared history.

In OTEMBA, characters from different times and worlds come together on stage โ€“ clashing, connecting, and ultimately opening space for new perspectives. It's fierce. It's poetic. And itโ€™s unlike anything youโ€™ve seen before.

โœจ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ!
Catch OTEMBA tonight or tomorrow at Holland Festival, or join us again in November for the reprise.
๐ŸŽŸ https://www.hollandfestival.nl/nl/otemba

Photo's: Photo's: DigiDaan/Daan van Eijndhoven.

05/06/2025

She steps out of the painting. Not to be admired โ€” but to speak. To confront. To reclaim.

OTEMBA - Daring Women is a fearless music theatre performance that flips the colonial gaze, puts female autonomy center stage, and dares to ask: what stories have been silenced?

A tale of women, memory, and resistance โ€”
told through music that dares.
Opera, but unruly.
History, but retold.

โœจ Composed by Misato Mochizuki
๐Ÿ–‹ Libretto by Janine Brogt
๐ŸŽญ Directed by Jan van den Berg
๐ŸŽป Performed by New European Ensemble

With Ryoko Aoki, Bernadeta Astari, Michael Wilmering and more

๐Ÿ“… June 19โ€“21, 2025
๐Ÿ“ Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam
๐ŸŽŸ https://hollandfestival.nl/nl/otemba


29/05/2025

They called her otemba.
Too wild. Too smart. Too free.
They tried to silence her. But she turned their words into fuel.

In OTEMBA โ€“ Daring Women, itโ€™s the women who lead, speak up, question, create, and rewrite the story. Together, they break the silence around colonial history.

They dare to be loud. They dare to be wild. They dare to be OTEMBA.

๐ŸŽญ OTEMBA โ€“ Daring Women
June 19โ€“21 at Holland Festival

21/05/2025

She moves. Out of the frame.
From a 17th-century colonial portrait straight into our world.
What does she want? What does she remember?
What does she demand to be seen?

They refuse to let their histories be restored into silence.
๐Ÿ‘˜ Cornelia van Nijenrode, half-Japanese, half-Dutch, claims her place in history.
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ Kirana Diah, Indonesian restorer, lets the scars speak.

In OTEMBA, they meet โ€” across time and space.
๐ŸŽญ Music theatre with courage, beauty, and sharp questions.

๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธŽhttps://www.hollandfestival.nl/nl/otemba

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต-๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†?In OTEMBA โ€“ Daring Women, his...
14/05/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ๐˜๐—ต-๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜†?

In OTEMBA โ€“ Daring Women, history is not just restored โ€” it comes alive.
A bold and magical encounter unfolds between ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, a mixed-race woman from colonial Batavia, and ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ต, a young Indonesian art restorer working at the Rijksmuseum. Together โ€” and joined by a data-driven AI with a voice of its own โ€” they question colonial legacies, reclaim their stories, and explore what it means to be untamed.

๐ŸŒธ ๐Ž๐“๐„๐Œ๐๐€ (from Dutch โ€œontembaarโ€) is Japanese slang for rebellious girls who wonโ€™t be tamed โ€” and this concert lives up to its name.

With mesmerizing music by Japanese composer ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜‡๐˜‚๐—ธ๐—ถ, stunning visuals, and a stellar international cast including ๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ and ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ, OTEMBA invites you into a world where time folds, voices rise, and the past is reimagined.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต - ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ | Holland Festival, Amsterdam (world premiere)
November tour across the Netherlands

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets via https://www.theateradhoc.nl

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