Talking Hands English spoken8 tot 108 jr

Hands are giving. With hands you make contact, with each other and with the world. Hands probe, gently feel if it's not too hot. Or too cold. They can be tender, but they can also clench into fists. Hands are full of calloused stories. Hands travel through time, from the handprints in ancient caves to our hands on stage gesticulating silently.

Talking Hands is a crossover performance, integrating Dutch Sign Language (DSL) in a special way. The cast is extremely versatile. The DSL interpreter is also a professional dancer and the actors are equally adept in front of and behind the cameras. Interesting details are filmed live in front of you and projected large.  Ud player Jawa Manla’s voice is breathtaking. Her Arabic sounds flow together with the (electronic) music of Gábor Tarján. In short: five people with very different backgrounds working together like five fingers on one hand.

In this performance the spoken text and song lyrics are translated by a DSL interpreter who, while singing, playing and moving, is part of the cast. This performance is suitable for everyone aged 9 and up, whether or not you speak sign language.