RUIM
The housing shortage is driving many people to madness. We squeeze ourselves into 7 m², sublet temporarily, compete in house-share interviews, and wait while endlessly collecting WoningNet points.
Four dancers navigate a world that's teetering: they slide, fall, struggle, climb, and squeeze between crooked walls. With raw acrobatics and boundless imagination, they challenge themselves to create space within tight confines. Without anything to hold on to, at each other’s expense or with each other’s support.
RUIM is an acrobatic and intimate dance performance about creativity in a system that has come to a stand still. A celebration of resilience and the endless search for what "home" truly means. Because when the dust settles, one question remains:
‘What makes a house a home — and what are you willing to sacrifice for it?’
Pictures by Sjoerd Derine
“So fierce, so graceful, so perfectly balanced in its aggression – what an extraordinary company. With individual acrobatic feats and astonishing ensemble work that radiate courage and absolute trust in one another … the spectacle of MAMM is unforgettable.”
— Patrick van den Hanenberg, Het Parool 2025
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17 maart - (try out) Theater Kikker, Utrecht
18 maart - (premiere) Theater Kikker, Utrecht
19 maart - Zwolse Theaters, Zwolle
21 april - Bellevue, Amsterdam
26 april - Korzo, Den Haag
6 mei - Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam
9 mei - Theater de Vest, Alkmaar
16 mei - Toneelschuur, Haarlem
27 mei - CC Amstel, Amsterdam
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Choreography | Maxime Abbenhues, Mees Meeuwsen in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers |Maxime Abbenhues, Gihan Koster, Mees Meeuwsen, Sem van der Zouwen
Scenography | Rients Dijkstra
Music | Tom van Wee
Styling | Jinko Joshu
Light design | Jasper Kayser
Dramaturgy | Sophie Cohlen
Production | Hanne Blomme
Photography | Sjoerd Derine
Coaching | Jasper van Luijk
Thanks to | SHIFFT, Karavaan, Lisa Donia, Fonds Podiumkunsten
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Duration: 60 minutes
