Performance Installation (Pilot Project)
Commissioned by Bosch Parade ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
The classic tradition of musical craftsmanship is reworked in a floating performance, where the synergy between musicians and instruments is accentuated.
InstruMen II is an avant-garde musical performance that reimagines traditional craftsmanship by physically merging musicians and their instruments into one. Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch’s “musical hell” (from the right panel of the triptych painting ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’, 1490-1510), this pilot project premiered at the Bosch Parade. It aims to push boundaries and explore a singular synergy of sound and movement, evoking Bosch’s surreal and dark vision of the human condition and the afterlife.
Credits: Project van Hertog Nadler (Chaja Hertog & Nir Nadler) in collaboration with Luca Andrea Stappers
Performers: Chaja Hertog Nir Nadler Luca Andrea Stappers Sasha Agranov (string instrument) Tommie Freke (wind instrument) Roya Hes (acrobat/treadmill) Mika Nadler
Sanne van der Duin (Captain)
Funded by het Cultuurfonds
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Ben Nienhuis @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Willeke Machiels @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Willeke Machiels @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Willeke Machiels @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Willeke Machiels @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Ben Nienhuis @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Ben Nienhuis @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Ben Nienhuis @Bosch Parade
InstruMen II (2024-ongoing)
Performance Installation at Bosch Parade (Pilot Project) Photo by: Ben Nienhuis @Bosch Parade