JUNE 15

The Art of a Softening Heart is an English spoken kleinkunst performance led and curated by Dutch artist David Hayne. The performance is also part of his graduation from ArtEZ Master of Music: The Sound of Innovation.

During the performance, there will be video and audio recording with the purpose of archiving this performance for graduation purposes. There is no intention to film the audience in the process.

A mythified story on homecoming after trauma.

The Art of a Softening Heart is an interactive Kleinkunst performance about my odyssey of loss, acceptance and healing, inspired by art and rituals from Western Christianity, and Judaeo-Christian and Classical literature.

The performance tells the mythified story of how I tried to find my way back home after suffering trauma. During my journey, I travel through the six stages of death with my ALLY with one hope: to feel seen and loved.

Hi everyone! I am David Hayne, and my team and I are finally able to invite you to experience something we've been working on for the last few years:
The Art of a Softening Heart.

It's a mythical journey, an evening filled with music and stories, where I expose my Odyssey of rediscovering trust and vulnerability. It contains some of the songs that I wrote during my process of trauma, therapy and healing, and we will 'fill the gaps' with me telling you what happened in between. You are also invited to be part of this journey, through a few rituals that encapsulate the depth of these stories.

So feel free to join us for [hopefully] a transformative event, where we'll talk about the art of loving ourselves, the other, and the search for a softening heart.

This is my story, but like my father would say:

there is really nothing new under the sun.

Through the story, I want to invite you to reflect on your own life’s journey:

I hope that you’ll see that your actions and those of another are part of a bigger story – where we can heal through community.

/// David Hayne

The performance lasts 1.5 hours, and uses form, sound and live interaction to give you a full, enriching experience.

GET YOUR TICKET NOW

GET YOUR TICKET NOW

The Art of a Softening Heart

General ticket (non-refundable)

excl. €0,99 Eventbrite costs

€7.50

Please keep your ticket close by when entering the performance,
as you will get checked at the door.

Before and after the performance, you can get drinks and merchandise that supports our team
with recording and releasing The Art of a Softening Heart as an artistic album, available anytime everywhere.

There is also the option of donating for the cause. This is done through Voordekunst, more information follows.

SCHEDULE

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SCHEDULE ///

19.30
Foyer opens

Feel free to come in, get a drink and go to the toilet beforehand.

20.00
Curtain opens

21.30 - 23.00 Drinks afterwards

Enjoy some wind-down time in the foyer, get some of our merchandise and feel free to meet David and his team.

How does a man return from war?

— Odyssey, The Art of a Softening Heart

Questions
and
Answers

  • I want to lower the threshold for people to experience the performance - I don't want to gatekeep this story. After the performance, there is opportunity to further support my team and me with our work. This can be done by buying merchandise, or by submitting a formal donation. /// David

  • The performance does not have a break, and will last about 1.5 hours. Drinks are served before and after the performance, in the foyer near the entrance. There are toilets present in the foyer as well. We kindly want to ask you to stay quiet when leaving the performance to go to the toilet.

  • No there is not. My performance is in English because my body of work is focused on an international audience. And even though I experienced a part of the story in 'Zwolle', it isn't Dutch either. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions afterwards. /// David

  • The Theater space is part of the CO complex at the Grote Voort. Feel free to park next to the building or behind the gates in the middle of the complex. It's just a ten minute bike-ride to get to the theater from Zwolle Centraal.

  • While there might be some tension in one or two songs, the overal performance isn't meant to scare. I would even say that my hope for the ultimate feeling is 'compassion'. The stories invoke urgency, and are almost as melodramatic as myself, so I wouldn't say it's 'super happy' either. /// David

  • That all depends on whether you like it or not, haha. We are excited to continue working on TASH, and to bring it to you wherever you are. If you want to have this event near you, feel free to contact us through www.david-hayne.com

 

AT CO ZWOLLE

Grote Voort 8-10
8041 AM Zwolle
The Netherlands

THE TEAM BEHIND TASH

  • David Hayne

    Creative Director /// Music: vocals and guitar

  • Remco van Vugt

    Composition /// Music: (bass)guitar

  • Melissa Uiterwijk-Winkel

    Music: vocals

  • Manoah Ligt

    Soundscaping /// Music: drums and rhythm

  • Timo Diekmeijer

    Music: vocals

  • Remco Hoogsteen

    Composition and sound design /// Music: keys

  • Karkinos

    Composition and soundscaping

  • Harold Bergsma

    Sound Engineer

  • PIEN van Teeffelen

    Creative Team

  • Adrianne van den Born

    Creative Team

  • Maren Smith

    Creative Team

  • Luuk Wolters-Pilsner

    Videographer

  • Marlina de Haan

    Hospitality