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It knows that Alex Sijm knows better than anyone. Despite the spastic legs with which he grows up, he chases his boy's dream and travels through the country for twenty years as a successful circus director. Just after he stops with that, an incurable muscle disease is determined by him. He gradually loses the power in his legs and will have to adjust his life to it. But that also does not prevent him from making his business and personal dreams come true.

"How do you do that Alex, get up and continue if life makes you stumble?" He often hears that question. Alex finds the answer in a personal search for resilience. And he shares that insight in a light -hearted, sometimes confrontational and above all inspiring way is not an option: a theater lecture full of humor. With a singer who adds musical strength and an acrobat who depicts the vitality of the human body.

The performance is based on the experiences that Alex exchanged with resilient fellow sufferers and on his conversations with doctors and experts who know everything about health and sustainable employability. He discovers the many forms that resilience can take. For example, can you compare the vitality of a top athlete with the power that separate when your existence is suddenly endangered? Alex eventually finds the answer in himself. One thing is certain: laughter is indispensable. Because it always runs differently than expected - and you shouldn't be too spastic about that.

A surprising and inspiring performance with singing and acrobatics that convincingly shows how resilience, vitality and inclusion encourage positive change.