- Worked closely with our Chinese partners in supporting international programming for the 2026 Aranya Theatre Festival.
- Ensured smooth communication between Feikes Huis / Plankton and our venue partner in every aspect of the tour, from artists’ schedules and technical preparations (including set and object logistics) to media campaigns and various works related to the visit.
- Assisted administrative tasks including performers’ visa applications, flights, local accommodation, and on-site management for delivering the performance successfully.
25/06/2026 – 27/06/2026 2026 Aranya Theatre Festival
How long does it take for a grain of sand to become a mountain? In Er rent een berg voorbij (A Mountain Runs By), the answer is 4.54 billion years. Forests crawl across the stage, mountains crumble into beaches, coastlines appear in an instant, and the moon waltzes with the sea. Created by Plankton, the Dutch-Belgian visual theatre duo of Sonja van Ojen and Hendrik Kegels, and produced by Feikes Huis, this wordless production condenses the entire history of the Earth into about an hour. Oceans are born, continents drift, volcanoes erupt and plants slowly cover the barren land, giving deep time a shape we can see.
There are no elaborate technical effects. Instead, four performers use their voices, bodies and imagination, together with cardboard cut-outs, handmade landscapes, light and live sound, to bring ordinary materials to life. A sheet of paper, a wooden board or a beam of light can become an ocean, a rock or a mountain range. In this almost “non-human” history, humankind is not the protagonist but a fleeting moment, tiny yet capable of reshaping the planet. Poetic, playful and full of wonder for all ages, Er rent een berg voorbij connects vast geological time with today’s ecological questions. It reminds us that we are only brief visitors on a planet whose story is far longer than our own.
