With Reverse Johannes Bellinkx invites you to enter the world in a different way. Looking ahead makes way for retrospect. The purposeful changes in the unforeseen. By turning our literal direction around, Reverse makes us aware in a confrontational way how we enter our world. A hypnotic soundtrack and the fusion of fiction and reality makes Reverse a unique physical and mental experience.
Reverse forces the spectators to be present in their bodies in a completely different way. In many Eastern and African cultures, there is no 'past' or 'future': a principle that replaces the linear, Western concept of time with simultaneity. What would our existence mean without the goal we constantly take as our measure – if past, present and future made up a single entity? This work, like Bellinkx's performance 'Framing', is also about perception. In Reverse too, your view and frame of mind is lashed.
The concept of Reverse is simple: walk backwards around the city, the outcome is something much more profound. Further reading...
Norwich Evening News
James Coffin
Reverse has a clever dramatic composition… Little by little, however, Reverse turns out to be more than simply a pleasant experience [...] Here is where Bellinkx, with his distinctive filmic signature, shows his engagement. Further reading...
Theaterkrant
Sander Janssens
A simple reversal of your walking habits works wonders. Your field of vision becomes wide-screen, the focus broadens; as if you're withdrawing from everything. Further reading...
De Volkskrant
Annette Embrechts
Credits Concept and direction - Johannes Bellinkx Music - Sjoerd Leijten Concept - Dennis van Tilburg App developer - Teackele Soepboer, Dennis van Tilburg Installation - Thijs Wieman Instructors - Kirsty Baker, Hannah Boer, Santino Slootweg Bags - Merel Kamp Creative producer - Anna Huizing Producer - SoAP Maastricht Co-producer - C-TAKT
København Internationale Teater- Metropolis - Copenhagen (Denmark)
August
La Strada - Graz (Austria)
2018
June (Try out)
Karavaan - Alkmaar (The Netherlands)
June (Premiere)
Oerol - Terschelling (The Netherlands)
July
Over het IJ Festival - Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
August
Theater op de Markt - Hasselt (Belgium)
August
Noorderzon Festival - Groningen (The Netherlands)
September
Over de Plas Festival - Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
2017
April (Try out)
Open Domijn - Weesp (The Netherlands)
July
Over het IJ Festival - Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
2016
October (Try Out)
24h Noord - Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
December (Try out)
Winternights - Maastricht (The Netherlands)
Touring Schedule
2022
March 25th - 27 th // Reverse - Lieux Publics, Marseille (France) May 19th - 21st // Reverse - Budapest Spring Festival (Hungary) June 3rd - 6th // Reverse - Bildstörung Detmold (Germany) September // Reverse - FiraTarrega, Tarrega (Spain)
2021
July 9th - 18th // Over het IJ Festival - Amsterdam (Netherlands) April 22nd - 24th // Theater Kikker / Het Huis Utrecht - Utrecht (Netherlands) February 11th - 13th // Beyond the Black Box - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2020
August 14th - 16th // Noorderzon festival - Groningen (Netherlands) July 10th - 12th // Second Preview - Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2019
December 13rd, 14th // Winternights Festival - Maastricht (Netherlands)