IK BEN KAMER 15 - Speels Collectief
They would walk for hours, some would lie in bed - with their arms entwined - for days, some would make diamond paintings of dolphins, some would only communicate by knocking on their bathroom wall, some would secretly start an app group, one of them got his first kiss.
I AM ROOM 15 moves between audio documentary and theatre. The performance is about life in a psychiatric clinic. About and with people who meet at their most vulnerable and how rare and beautiful that can be. About people for whom continuing to exist is a heroic act every day. About people who did not know that such a deep fall existed.
In the Netherlands, more than 1.5 million people receive mental health care, which are the highest figures ever. Yet there are still many stigmas resting on people who are ‘crazy’, people with anxiety, depressives. I AM ROOM 15 opens windows in our thinking about these people and the system they fell out of one day. In this performance, we see the colorful mini-society in a psychiatric clinic. A society of crazy, very ordinary people.
Stimulus pointer
The stimulus pointer you can read about the stimulating moments in the performance. This way you can prepare for your theatre visit, if you need it.
- Excl. consumption
- Trigger warning: suicide and depression