{"id":119718,"date":"2026-06-18T16:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/?p=119718"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:36:34","slug":"leeuwarder-podiumdichter-en-theatermaker-mees-van-rijswijk-door-het-land-te-zien-tijdens-reizend-theaterfestival-de-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/06\/leeuwarder-podiumdichter-en-theatermaker-mees-van-rijswijk-door-het-land-te-zien-tijdens-reizend-theaterfestival-de-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeuwarden-based performance poet and theatre maker Mees van Rijswijk can be seen across the country during the travelling theatre festival De Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Performance poet, theatre maker and gentle activist Mees van Rijswijk is making his debut at the De Parade Theatre Festival this summer, in collaboration with Explore the North, with his show <\/strong><strong><em>AAAARGH<\/em><\/strong><strong>. It is a musical spoken-word performance about a jarring, futile quest for anger.<\/strong> <strong>Although Mees is also known for his spoken word performances, his role in the HYPERPO\u00cbZIE collective (formerly Drie Dagen Fris) and his work with groups such as Mensen Zeggen Dingen, the performance at De Parade will be a first introduction to him for many. Explore the North is a production company and festival, as well as a home for writers, poets and other young creators in the heart of Leeuwarden.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A harrowing quest for anger<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a \u2018soft activist\u2019, Mees van Rijswijk decides to stop denying his own anger. He asks angry people for advice: partly to learn from them, and partly to discover whether there is something in their anger that connects them. Perhaps world peace begins in a mosh pit, or in the clash of a knuckle and a jaw. <em>AAAARGH<\/em> is a musical, poetic performance about a jarring quest for anger. It is not a guide, not therapy, not a safe space. It is not even a word. <em>AAAARGH<\/em> is a radical attempt to remain gentle, precisely by finally setting obedience aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Mees van Rijswijk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mees van Rijswijk (1999) is a performance poet, theatre maker and gentle activist from Leeuwarden. He takes the human condition with a pinch of salt and prefers to describe things exactly as they are, using as few syllables as possible. Mees has won several awards for his spoken word pieces, travels all over the country for performances and enjoys solving Sudoku puzzles whilst on the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parade Rotterdam \u2013 Thursday 25 June, 7.45 pm (premiere)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>See<a href=\"https:\/\/deparade.nl\/programma\/mees-van-rijswijk-explore-the-north-aaaargh\/\"> here<\/a> the fixture list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mees will also be performing at the Explore the North Festival in November, amongst other events, and will be giving a<a href=\"https:\/\/oerol.nl\/programma\/aaaargh\/\"> preview<\/a> on Oerol on 21 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Explore the North<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the North is a production company and festival, as well as a home for writers, poets and other young creators in the heart of Leeuwarden: programmes are presented at Podium Explore all year round. Stories in unusual forms, told by a new generation of creators. We bring literature to the stage in many venues both at home and abroad. In November, everything reaches its climax during the vibrant festival month, when local creators share the stage with international pioneers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podiumdichter, theatermaker en zacht-activist Mees van Rijswijk maakt deze zomer in samenwerking met Explore the North zijn debuut op Theaterfestival de Parade met zijn voorstelling AAAARGH. Het is een muzikale spoken word voorstelling over een schurende, falende zoektocht naar woede. Hoewel Mees ook bekend is van zijn spoken word performances, zijn rol in collectief HYPERPO\u00cbZIE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1231,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federated","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4763,11917,8843,4759],"tags":[1099,741],"class_list":["post-119718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-literatuur-2","category-persberichten","category-podiumkunst","category-theater-podiumkunst-2","tag-parade","tag-poezie"],"featured_image_url":[],"post_author":"Mark Hospers","assigned_categories":"LITERAIR, PERSBERICHTEN, PODIUMKUNST, THEATER","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106919,"url":"https:\/\/cultureelpersbureau.nl\/en\/2026\/05\/explore-the-north-brengt-hub-vol-nieuw-werk-van-onder-meer-kruidkoek-joost-oomen-naar-oerol-terschelling\/","url_meta":{"origin":119718,"position":0},"title":"Explore the North brings Hub full of new work by Kruidkoek &amp; Joost Oomen, among others, to Oerol Terschelling","author":"Explore The North","date":"8 May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Space for literature on stage, Frisian language and for young (northern) makers Production house Explore the North from Leeuwarden crosses over to Terschelling with a ship full of makers showing new work and work in development within the Explore the North Hub at Oerol. 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