Winterwater

"WINTERWATER" is the coming-of-age story of Lex, an innocent boy who gazes at the world with wonder. Growing up in a traditional Frisian village with a French father, strict religious mother, and two brothers, Lexje fearlessly asks the profound questions that no one else does. Viewed as pagan and rebellious, he faces violence from those who are supposed to love him. Fortunately, he finds solace in his vivid imagination, the neighbor's dog, and Freddie Mercury. However, when a terrible event leaves him with no one to turn to, the loneliness takes its toll.
Studio Figur, Rieks Swarte, and production house Feikes Huis join forces to create a unique visual performance incorporating puppets, drawings, live cinema, and music. Based on the debut novel by Lex Paleaux, this fictional story is rooted in real events.
CREDITS
Concept: Noufri Bachdim & Rieks Swarte
Actors: Nick Bos, Gerold Guthman, Pluck Venema, & Tim Hammer/Alexander Brouwer
Director: Noufri Bachdim
Assistant Director: Marjolein Verschuuren
Screenplay: Patrick Minks
Dramaturgy: Pol Eggermont
Composition: Sebastiaan Bax
Set Design: Rieks Swarte
Assistant Set Design: Leandra Hak & Saskia Jones-Walters
Set Construction: Ed van Liemt
Puppets: Pluck Venema
Costumes: Vita Coenen
Lighting Design: Yannick Verwey
Technical Support: Sander van den Bout & Thijs Visser
Campaign Image: Studio Matusiak, Eddy Wenting
Impact Program: Marieke Braaksma, Mark Kramer
Special thanks to Toneelmakerij
Photography: Bart Grietens
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