Muzikale performance / English Spoken

30-05 t/m 31-05

Hélène Vrijdag

my sweet nasty lunacy

my sweet nasty lunacy is a musical ode to the hysterical woman. With hyperpop bangers, Woman Folly delivers a show for the girls, the gays, and the theys. In an arena of shifting lights and concert conventions, you’re getting served a soft setlist from sweet sweet hell.

Woman Folly, the alter ego of Hélène Vrijdag (STUDIO SIBLING), is a queer and feminist response to the character of Lady Folly from Erasmus’ In Praise of Folly. She flips the misogynistic notion of hysteria on its head and embodies foolishness in her own queer way. Rather than mad or weak, Woman Folly is simply done with the patriarchy: “Am I mad, or am I just angry?”

Warning: this performance uses stroboscopic light effects

Setlist:
Intro (woman folly)
intrusive thoughts playground
hihi hysteria
uterus unhinged
pussy is an energy
crybaby
this next song

Together with Timo Tembuyser, performer, singer, writer, and weaver Hélène Vrijdag forms STUDIO SIBLING. SIBLING creates vocal performances and composition-driven art. Fascinated by the clichés of different musical genres, they explore their love-hate relationship with opera, medieval hocket songs, hyperpop, serenades, and choral music. Inspired by mythology, memes, and music history’s divas, Hélène creates genre-bending and gender-bending compositions. Their work is often multidisciplinary, with each project resulting in a performance, an EP, a book, and a visual (textile) artwork existing side by side.