De val van Hercules dives into the theme of masculinity and masculine energy within everyone. The performance serves as a statement against the representation of toxic masculinity within society as well as researching and offering new ways of reshaping masculinity as a word and concept. Derving from Greek mythology with it’s heroes and gods, and drawing a parallel line between the Dutch 17th century, the production cirtizes the glorification of these characters and aims to shine a new light upon how we see these stories.
How i work
For this immersive theatre production, I composed and produced the music as a continuous sonic environment shaped by the themes of masculinity and its abstraction. Rather than presenting masculinity as a fixed or dominant force, the score explores its emotional undercurrents , vulnerability, restraint, tension, and the spaces left unspoken.
My research focused on the emotional complexity surrounding masculinity: how it is often expressed indirectly, suppressed, or pushed into the background. Through conversations with the makers and performers and through personal reflection, I investigated how masculinity can be felt without being explicitly foregrounded, and how its presence can be abstracted through sound rather than defined through narrative.