De Nijverheid X Amarte

This summer, Amarte is once again collaborating with De Nijverheid to offer three short, intensive duo residencies for performative makers, focused on interdisciplinary work on-site. Through an open call, three duos were paired together. The first duo consists of Charlotte Puebla Coenen and Laila Claessen.

On July 17th, De Nijverheid will host a collective exhibition reception. Following the reception, Charlotte and Laila will present the performance they developed during their residency.

Twenty days ago, Charlotte and Laila met for the first time. Two strangers from different theatrical backgrounds, brought together with the opportunity to explore whatever sparked their curiosity. From the very beginning, they were excited to learn from each other’s skills. During this short and fun collaboration, they worked on vocal techniques, text writing, physical composition, and improvisation. All these elements were fueled by the theme disappointment. Why? Well, because of very personal, yet super universal reasons. In Talk It Over, Charlotte and Laila share a series of framed improvisations. Not as a finished story, but as a little dot on a line that might be extended.

"Come around and talk it over"; This is a line from the song Your Love by The Outfield. A song we listened to on the day we met.