Due to success re-runs: Conversations with my Mother

by Thea Derks
13 September 201629 March 2022
7 min read
ACTUAL, For members only, MUSIC

In 2013 presenteerden productiekern Diamantfabriek en het ensemble Nieuw Amsterdams Peil de avondvullende voorstelling Conversations with my Mother. Regisseur Matthias Mooij (1976-2014) en componist Benedict Weisser (1967) vroegen zeven mannelijke auteurs een fictief telefoongesprek met hun moeder te schrijven. De kern van het stuk is dat de communicatie tussen moeder en zoon fundamenteel ongelijkwaardig is.
‘Ik raad alle moeders en zonen aan om de voorstelling te gaan zien, het zal de eeuwigdur...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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