ARNOLD SCHALKS INTERNET ARCHIVE / stage projects
2023
Technical assistance for the thirty ninth episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contributions by Pascale Korteweg, Nina Hitz, Lukas Simonis, Marit Shalem and Dirk Bruinsma. 17 June, 2023. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirty eighth episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contributions by Seth Josel and Jos Deuss. 2 and 3 June, 2023. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirty seventh episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contributions by Soon to Expire [Austéja ˛Virblyté & Jorrit Westerhof], Gerwin Luijendijk.13 May, 2023. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirty sixth episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contributions by the Lunyala trio [Lucia Mense - flutes | Cora Schmeiser - voice | Dietmar Bonnen - keyboards and percussion] and trio Dhrupad [Marianne Svašek – dhrupad vocals, sarangi accompaniment | Nathanaël van Zuilen – pakhawaj accompaniment | Beate Gatscha – pakhawaj solo, dhrupad vocals]. 21 and 22 April, 2023. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for 'Poor thing', a performance by Vox music theater, with: Linde Schinkel, Martine van Ditzhuyzen and David Mackor. 13 and 14 October 2022. OCW, stage for small scale events, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Costume- and setdesign for the music theatre production 'Maria, Empress of Dordrecht', Première 9 July 2022), Muziektheater Hollands Diep, Dordrecht.
Technical assistance for POSTCORONALSPRING, the thirty fifth episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contributions by : Cantos deus (Jacco Weener, Lukas Simonis, Bruno Ferro Xavier Da Silva), Austéje ˇvirblyté, Jorrit Westerhof, Anne Kolbe, Rowan & Aswin van As, Tisa Ne˛a Herlec, Secluded Bronte. 18, 19 and 20 March 2022. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
2021
Freezing Winter Night
Light and technique for the music-theatre performance, commisioned by Tresonanz, 18 December 2021, Sigarenfabriek, Delft.
Euridice and Orfeo
Light and technique for the music-theatre performance, commisioned by Tresonanz, 17 - 19 and 24 - 26 September 2021, Sigarenfabriek, Delft.
2020
Wie lange noch
Light and technique for the music-theatre performance, commisioned by Tresonanz, 3, 4, 8, 10 en 11 October, 2020, Sigarenfabriek, Delft.
Technical assistance for the thirty fourth episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contribution by Cora Schmeiser: Cora's hEARarium. 7 August 2020. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirty third episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contributions by Arkhip Labakhua. 26 and 31 January and 1 February 2020. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirty second episode of a series of performances in OCW, stage for small scale events, that was dedicated exclusively to the work of the italian composer Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988). The program featured compositions performed by Reico: Reinier van Houdt and Cora Schmeiser. 29 & 30 November and 1 December 2019. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirty first episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contribution 'Testing the waters' by the collective Re#sister. June 28, 29 and 30, 2019. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the fourth episode of the off-crimmp series in OCW, stage for small scale events. Contribution "Anita c/o Ingmar" by Gerwin Luijendijk and Bernd Krauß. April 13 and 14, 2019. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the thirtieth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Arkhip Labakhua. 24 and 25 November 2018. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Technical assistance for the twenty-ninth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Arkhip Labakhua. 1 and 2 September 2018. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Production, design and technique of the twenty-eighth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Erik-Ward Geerlings, Rowan van As & Cantos Deus (Jacco Weener, Bruno Xavier da Silva and Lukas Simonis). 29 and 30 June & 1 July 2018. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Production, design and technique of the twenty-seventh episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by the Scordatura ensemble (Alfrun Schmid, Elisabeth Smalt, Lucia Mense, Lucas van Helsdingen) and Ineke Smits. April 27, 28 & 29, 2018. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Production, design and technique of the twenty-sixth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Guest curator Lodewijk Ouwens. Contributions by Rob de Moes, Pim Wieringa, Bianca Boer, Nigredo010, Lisse Knaapen, Pieter Loef, Bart Wolvekamp and Cora Schmeiser. 24 & 25 February 2018. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
2017
A performance in the spirit of the master of MERZ: Kurt SCHwitters, composed by the vocals Cora SCHmeiser and NataSCHa Morsink (voice and acting) and consonant Arnold SCHalks (design & technique). May 26, 27 & 28, 2017. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the twenty-fifth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Cora SCHmeiser, NataSCHa Morsink, Arnold SCHalks, Kurt SCHwitters, Jos Deuss, Trutwik SCHerts, Kristut SCHwert. May 26, 27 & 28, 2017. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Art Rotterdam-edition / Composition, production, design and technique of the twenty-fourth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Gerwin Luijendijk, Karel Doing, Michal Osowski, Gareth Davis, Rutger Zuydervelt, Han Buhrs & Nora Mulder (Ensemble Extra Ordinaire). February 10, 11 & 12, 2017. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Rotating/draaien
Composition, production, design and technique of the twenty-third episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Rotating/draaien is dedicated exclusively to the work of the Rotterdam visual artist Toine Horvers. January 13, 14 & 15, 2017. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
2016
Composition, production, design and technique of the twenty-second episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by j.Palias, Toine Horvers, Peggy Verzett and the Lunyala Trio: Lucia Mense, Cora Schmeiser & Dietmar Bonnen. November 25, 26 & 27, 2016. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the twentyfirst episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by j.Palias, Nishiko, Mei-Yi Lee, Arjen Duinker, Falk Hübner and Maarten Zaagman. October 7, 8 & 9, 2016. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the twentieth episode of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by j.Palias, Peter Swanborn, Ergo Phizmiz, Cor Hogerdijk, Lukas Simonis, Noud Heerkens, Lore von Volkmann-Niessing and Ennya Larmit.February 26, 27 & 28, 2016. OCW, Drievriendenstraat 26, Rotterdam.
Light, technique and co-direction of the music-theatre performance of voxcalist Cora Schmeiser with Geerten Ten Bosch and Anne Wellmer. March 1, as part of the contemporary music series 'de Link' in the Cenakel in Tilburg (NL).
2015
Vox sanguinis
Light, technique and co-direction of the music-theatre performance of voxcalist Cora Schmeiser with Geerten Ten Bosch and Anne Wellmer.Compositions by Hildegard von Bingen, Aliona Yurtsevich, Giuliano Bracci, Kate Moore, Lukas Simonis and Boudewijn Tarenskeen (see above). October 2, 3 and 4 (try-out): OCW, stage for small scale events, Rotterdam; November 7 (premiere) and November 8, 2015: during the 'November Music'-festival 2015 in the Groot Gasthuis, 's-Hertogenbosch; December 15 and 16, 2015: as part of the 'Muziektheaterdagen A'dam' in Amsterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the nineteenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Joost van Veen, Toine Horvers, Merijn Bisschops, Gabriele Petracco & Jos van der Meulen. January 30 and 31 & February 1, 2015. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
2014
Composition, production, design and technique of the eightteenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Coolhaven (Hajo Doorn, Peter Fengler and Lukas Simonis) & Jos van der Meulen. November 21, 22 and 23, 2014. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the seventeenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by J. Palias, Meindert Velthuis, Marieke de Vries, Arie van der Ent, PJ Roggeband, Bastiaan Kwast en Jos van der Meulen. October 3, 4 and 5, 2014. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
woordnacht
Participation - with Meindert Velthuis, Olphaert den Otter and Guus Vreeburg - in the performance 'Scheeps-hoorn-stoot' by Toine Horvers, that was performed on the hours from 20 up to and including 00 hrs; as part of the new Rotterdam literary festival 'woordnacht'. Saturday, May 10, 2014, Westersingel, Rotterdam.
'Vogels en Bloemen van V & V'
Concert by Cora Schmeiser (vocals) and Arnold Schalks (stage design & technique). Sunday, May 4, 2014, stichting Podiumkunsten Emmakade, Den Haag.
Composition, production, design and technique of the sixteenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Barbara Witteveen, Harriët van Reek, Geerten Ten Bosch, Peter Swanborn, Jozef van Rossum, Anne Vegter and Jos van der Meulen. February 21, 22 and 23, 2014. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Get it while you can
Light for the theater performance about the life and music of the blues/rock legend Janis Joplin by and with theater collective Elisabeth Bas in cooperation with the band Bells of Youth. January 23, 24 and 25, Gouvernestraat, Rotterdam & May 28, Compagnietheater, Amsterdam.
2013
Composition, production, design and technique of the fifteenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Jozef van Rossum, Barbara Witteveen, Sato Endo, Nicola Unger, Jan van den Berg and Jos van der Meulen. December 6, 7 and 8, 2013. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the fourteenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Jozef van Rossum, Barbara Witteveen, Esther Urlus, Huib Emmer and Henk Bakker. November 8, 9 and 10, 2013. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the thirteenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Jozef van Rossum, Nicola Unger, Diederik Klomberg, Cora Schmeiser, Lucia Mense & Dietmar Bonnen. September 27, 28 & 29, 2013. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Get it while you can
Light for the theater performance about the life and music of the blues/rock legend Janis Joplin by and with theater collective Elisabeth Bas in cooperation with the band Bells of Youth. September 16 and 25, beach tent de Fuut, Den Haag.
Cora Schmeiser in Alden Biesen (B)
'Vogels en Bloemen van V & V'
Concert by Cora Schmeiser (vocals) and Arnold Schalks (stage design & technique). Thursday, June 27, 20 hr in OCW, stage for small scale events, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam (try out) and Sunday, June 30, 10:30 and 14:30 hr on the 'Dag Oude Muziek' in the landcommandery Alden Biesen (B).
Get it while you can
Light for the theater performance about the life and music of the blues/rock legend Janis Joplin by and with theater collective Elisabeth Bas in cooperation with the band Bells of Youth. June 17, 18, 19 and 24, 25, 20:30 hr, beach tent de Fuut, Den Haag.
Never before OCW presented such a radical programme as with the last crimmp_12 series. Visitors underwent the full scope of experience starting with a sculptural intervention in the ocw-hallway by Ron Nout, followed by a splattering opening ritual with a sourish field of fire by 'pacemaker' Jozef van Rossum, then the ear appealing candlelight intimacy of the consonance of lute and viola da gamba by Lutz and Martina Kirchhof and finally the eardrum scourging performance of Simonis and Bentos, rounding off the evening. 24, 25 & 26 May, 2013. OCW, stage for small scale events, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the eleventh of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Jozef van Rossum, Maurice van Loon, Cora Schmeiser, Meindert Velthuis, Mariëtte Groot en Florian Cramer. 15, 16 & 17 March 2013. OCW, stage for small scale events, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Stage and light design for the chamber opera by Maurice van Loon on a libretto by Cefas van Rossum. Perfromed by Cora Schmeiser (soprano) and Meindert Velthuis (baritone). Direction: David Prins. Première on March 15, 2013. OCW, stage for small scale events, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Composition, production, design and technique of the tenth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Jozef van Rossum, Cora Schmeiser, Falk Hübner, Inge Hoonte and Dave Young. 11, 12 & 13 January 2013. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Production, design and technique for the ninth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Concert of the Israeli electro-acoustic musical project Hatzatz and the screening of a movie from Noud Heerkens' film archive. 9, 10 & 11 November 2012. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Daghengsten
Video contribution to MC TORI composed by the Surinamese theater maker Alida Neslo. Sunday, October 7, 2012, 15 hr in the MC-theater, Amsterdam.
Death Knocks in the Veluvine, Nunspeet.
Stage design, graphic design and light design for the opera Death Knocks by Christian Jost on a libretto by Woody Allen. Performed by Lilian Farahani (soprano) and Lukas Zeman (baritone) with the Nieuw Haags Ensemble conducted by Frank Zielhorst. Directed by David Prins. Premiere Thursday, August 9, 2012 in the Theaterloods in Radio Kootwijk.
Production, design and technique for the eighth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Bizarro radio play 'the return from the ectoplasma planet' by Coolhaven and Ilse Froklage. May 19 & 20, 2012. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Stage design, light and video voor the opera fatu on the libretto by- and directed by the Surinamese theater maker Alida Neslo on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of Theater Society Thalia. Performances on 27, 28 & 29 April and 4, 5 & 6 May 2012. Theater Thalia, Paramaribo, Suriname.
Production and technique for the seventh of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by: Karel Doing. Michal Osowski & Clara Saito. 24, 25 & 26 February, 2012. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Production and technique for the sixth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Men on Mikes: Han Buhrs, Joop van Brakel, Hans Dagelet & Guy Harries plus the screening of the 1964 film Dada e Neo-Dada by the Italian director Giovanni Angella. 27, 28 & 29 January, 2012. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Composition, production and technique for the fifth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Pim van Halem, Meindert Velthuis, Marieke de Vries, Noud Heerkens and Katrin Dorn. 25, 26 & 27 November 2011. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Technique and light design for the theatre performance 'La Garçonne' by Elisabeth Bas Productions with Ellen van Rossum, Cora Schmeiser and Meindert Velthuis. November 22 - 24 in Theater Walhalla in Rotterdam, December 3 & 4 in Theater aan het Spui in The Hague.
Set design for de musictheatre production after Gioacchino Rossini's opera 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' in an arrangement for woodwind ensemble by Vincenzo Gambaro with a Dutch libretto by David Prins, commissioned by I Solisti del Vento. Direction: David Prins. Premiere on November 4, in CC de Kollebloem in Puurs, Belgium.
Susanna von der Burg (Elsa) en Mehrzad Montazeri (Lohengrin) / photo © Rupert Larl Set design for the 1848 romantic opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. Commissioned by the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. Direction: David Prins. Premiere on September 25 in the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck, Austria.
Paul van Soest | photo © Arnold Schalks Organisation, production and stage design of the fourth of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contribution: the theater adaptation of the poem in prose ' Moscow-Petushki' of the Russian writer Venedikt Erofeev performed by the Rotterdam actor Rotterdamse actor Paul van Soest. 1 May 2011. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Coolhaven equipment | photo © Arnold Schalks Composition, production and technique for the third of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contribution ' the planet of the ancient children' a bizarro radio play by Coolhaven: Hajo Doorn, Peter Fengler & Lukas Simonis. 25, 26 & 27 March, 2011. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Script
A performance from out of the turned over bookcase of singer Cora SCHmeiser and visual artist Arnold SCHalks. Fragments from the works of Toon Tellegen, Michael Ende, Martin Heidegger, Marcel Broodthaers, Sigmund Freud, Gerrit Kouwenaar, Paul Nougé, René Magritte, Wim Wenders, Giorgio de Chirico, Claudio Monteverdi, Birthday Party, Gottfried Benn, Rupert Sheldrake & Kurt Schwitters.
Script I: '222lodge', Singel 222, Dordrecht (NL), Friday January 28, 2011, 21 hr / Script II: Art centre DOK-Delft (NL), Friday, March 4, 20 hr.
Set- and light design for the comic opera by Bohuslav Martinu from 1954. An Opera Trionfo production. Directed by David Prins. Try-out in Kampen and Enschede. Première on December 23, 2010 in the Stadsschouwburg in Haarlem. In 2011 a tour along 7 dutch theatres.
Composition, production, technique, editing & design of the second of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Constantin Jaxy, Elizabet van der Kooij, Diederik Klomberg, Nico Parlevliet, Jan van den Berg and Kaoru Iwamura. 19, 20 & 21 November, 2010. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Entrance OCW (photo: Zelda Molenaar) Composition, production, technique, editing & design of the first of a series of performances presented by OCW, - stage for small scale events - in which reduction is interpreted as a surplus value. Contributions by Mel Chan, Zelda Molenaar, Toine Horvers, Merel Roozen, Anne Wellmer, Cora Schmeiser and Nina Hitz. 24, 25 26 September, 2010. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
Cora Schmeiser, Kasper Tarenskeen, Simon Versnel & Inga Schneider (photo: Hans Hijmering) Dutch musictheater performance of the Nieuw Muziektheater Rotterdam as part of the Rotterdam Operadays. Libretto by the Rotterdam poet Peter Swanborn about a man who lost his memory. Rita Knuistingh Neven composed the music on the cutting edge of rumble and vocals, of flutter and flatline, of rock and lyricism. June 1 up to and including June 3, 20:30 hr, Rotterdamse Schouwburg.
THE COMPLETE URSONATE OF KURT SCHWITTERS
Set design and technique for Cora Schmeiser's performance of Kurt Schwitters' Magnum Opus: de Ursonate. April 10, 2010, Stichting Podiumkunsten Emmakade, The Hague.
From left to right: Cora Schmeiser, Stanley Noordpool, Alida Neslo and President Ronald Venetiaan. (photo: Risk Hazekamp) Sroto- the Sranan Tongo word for ‘lock' ánd ‘key‘ - is the title of a musical performance for two actors and one guitarist. Sroto is the sublimation of the experiences that theatermaker Alida Neslo and visual artist Arnold Schalks shared during their working period with juvenile delinquents of the Juvenile Re-education Centre (JOG) in Santa Boma. Sroto was only performed twice on Friday evening February 26, 2010. De Surinaamsche Bank, Paramaribo, Suriname.
OEFENING VAN LIEFDE
Technique and light design for 'Oefening van Liefde': a monologue by actress Ellen van Rossum produced by Elisabeth Bas Productions. January 8, 16, 28, 29, 30 & 31, 2010 in Amersfoort, Dordrecht and The Hague
Composition, production, technique, editing & design for the first series of Diversions on the occassion of the opening of OCW, a new Rotterdam stage for small-scale events. Contributions by Jozef van Rossum, Maarten van Gent, Harriët van Reek & Geerten Ten Bosch and Cora Schmeiser. November 20, 21 and 22, 2009. OCW, Osseweistraat 35, Rotterdam.
OEFENING VAN LIEFDE
Technique and light design for 'Oefening van Liefde': a monologue by actress Ellen van Rossum produced by Elisabeth Bas Productions. May 19, 20, June, 2, 3, 5 and 6 in Rotterdam, Utrecht, Amsterdam and The Hague.
JOOST
Performance with Cora Schmeiser (soprano) as part of a series of salon evenings by Theater Adhoc with the theme: 'The beauty and comfort of not-knowing'. April 23 and 25 in Theater Frascati, Nes 63, Amsterdam.
2008
KETURI (FOUR)
Stage design and lighting for Cora Schmeiser's music theater performance VIER (see: 2007) as part of the art festival PLArTFORMA in Lithuania. Saturday September 6, 20:15 h, Great Hangar, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Udu & Watra
Recitation of Surinamese poetry in two parts as part of the 'Public secrets'-programme on the Paradetraverse, a raised public footpath at a height of five meters, bordering the terrain of theatre festival the Parade. Friday June 20, 19.30 part 1: UDU (wood) and 20.45 part 2: WATRA (water). Museumpark, Rotterdam
VIER (FOUR)
Coaching of the soprano Cora Schmeiser and the stage design for her first solo performance'VIER': Première Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 20.30 hr, BAM zaal, Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Piet Heinkade 1, Amsterdam.
(Foto: Rupert Larl) Set design for the 1841 romantic opera by Richard Wagner. Commissioned by the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. Direction: David Prins. Premiere on June 23 in the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck, Austria.
Een Lied van Strijd & Onthechting (A Song of Struggle & Detachment)
Set design for the chamber opera, composed by Rita Knuistingh Neven for the soprano Cora Schmeiser. A production of Nieuw Muziektheater Rotterdam. Theatre Lantaren/Venster, Rotterdam. May 25, 26, and 27.
Kurt Schwitters: the foolish anti-bourgeoise
A performance in the spirit of the master of MERZ, composed by the vocals Cora Schmeiser and Natascha Morsink (voice and acting) and consonant Arnold Schalks (design & technique). Goethe-Institut, Westersingel 9, Rotterdam. March 21, 20 hr.
2006
Terug naar de Toekomst (Back to the future)
Design of and participation as performer in a musictheatre project of the Nederlands Vocaal Laboratorium for the 25th Oerol Festival on the island of Terschelling. With: Cora Schmeiser (soprano), Natascha Morsink (mezzosoprano), Naomi Sato (sho and saxophone). June 20 up to and including 24, 2006, at: 11, 13, 15, 17 and 20.30 hr. Historic Museum 't Behouden Huys', West Terschelling.
Set design for the musical comedy based on de operette 'Der Vetter aus Dingsda' (1921) by Edward Künneke. Commissioned by De Nieuwe Nederlandse Operette. Direction: David Prins. Première on November 30, 2005 in the Rijswijkse Schouwburg (NL).
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Set design for the 1932 opera 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District' by Dmitri Shostakovich. Commissioned by the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. Direction: David Prins. Premiere on June 20, 2004 in the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck, Austria.
Set design for the chamber opera 'Marthe' composed by Willem Dragstra on the text of Ger Bertholet. Commissioned by Art Buro Limburg and foundation Intro/in situ. Direction: David Prins. Première on November 8 in the Glaspaleis in Heerlen (NL).
Set design and prop production for the two chamber operas The Telephone and The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti. Commissioned by the Productiehuis of the Rotterdam Schouwburg. Directed by David Prins. Musical direction: Wim Steinmann. Coproduction of Domestica Rotterdam and the Productiehuis of the Rotterdam Schouwburg. Première on September 23, 2003 in the Grote Zaal of the Rotterdam Schouwburg.
2000
De Reddingsbrigade
Set design and -production for the one man show 'De Reddingsbrigade' (the Lifebrigade) by actor Paul van Soest and director Dave Schwab. Commissioned by Harrie Kies Theaterproducties, Leiden. A coproduction with the Rotterdam Schouwburg. Performances in 16 Dutch theatres from September 30 - November 4, 2000.
The third evening of performing arts in the building of Bühne de BovenLucht at the Keileweg 26 in Rotterdam. Organised, designed, conceived, produced and directed by Arnold Schalks. September 17 - 30, 2000.
The second evening of performing arts in and on top of the building of Bühne de BovenLucht at the Keileweg 26 in Rotterdam. Organised, designed, conceived, produced and directed by Arnold Schalks. September 10 - 15, 1999.
Uitzicht (Outlook) (an exquisite performance for a remote place).
Bühne de BovenLucht presents the first evening of performing arts in and on top of the building of at the Keileweg 26 in Rotterdam. Organised, designed, conceived and produced by Arnold Schalks. September 19, 20 & 21, 1997.
Formation of the Rotterdam band Goose Shake Loose, participation as drummer. Studio sessions, recordings and concerts in Rotterdam.
1985
Storisch
Participation in the independent theatre production 'Storisch' by the Rotterdam actor Paul van Soest. Set design and -realisation, collaboration as lighting- and sound engineer. Various performances throughout the country. June-October 1985.
1984
With Hans Groenewegen. Hallo Huis
Participation in the 1984 summer workshop of the Rotterdam theatre 'de Lantaren'. Production of the performance 'Hallo Huis', directed by the Rotterdam actor Paul van Soest. Lantaren 2, Gouvernestraat 129-133, Rotterdam. June 26-30, 1984.
1983
Peter Helder Wedding
Participation in the 1983 summer workshop of the Rotterdam theatre 'de Lantaren'. Part of Peter Helder in the play 'Bruiloft' (Wedding) by Elias Canetti. Directed by Rieks Swarte and Teuntje Klinkenberg. Lantaren 1, Gouvernestraat 129-133, Rotterdam. September 30, October 1 and 4-7, 1983.
DEFECT in Parkzicht Holland Tour by DEFECT. Performances as support act of the Polish rockband LOMBARD. Concerts in Parkzicht/Rotterdam, L.V.C./Leiden, the Melkweg/Amsterdam, the Gigant/Apeldoorn and the P.O.C./Weesp. November 10-19, 1983.
Formation of the Rotterdam punk-rock band DEFECT. PETER (non vox) DE HAAN: voice, RUUD VISSER: guitar, HANS DE HAAN: bass, ARNOLD SCHALKS: drums. Various performances in the Rotterdam-region.
