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"...To imagine your life as a line, to see the peeks and depths of the course of your own life…this line appears in the shape of a rope on the floor in Echo. It could be a schematic drawing of the mountain range in which Stefan van Campenhout tragically disappeared, but also the lifeline of the composer, a good friend of choreographer Feri de Geus, who needed to create a lot of distance to build a performance with such a universal eloquence. The fact that this line of rope stands for more than the image signifies ads to the richness of meaning de Geus is able to create with different elements of this work. Echo is a summation of movement, text, singing and play. A collection of fragmentary scenes loosely connected but miraculously creating a coherent dramaturgical whole..."
De Groene Amsterdammer, Marijn van der Jagt, June 1995

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Echo
Zondag
Echo 1995
This performance is made as a tribute and requiem for de Geus' friend and composer Stefan van Campenhout who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1993. The performance is a personal reflection of what might have happened to him and what his thoughts might have been during his final hours. In general, the performance is an allegory for every person who faces the loss of a beloved one.
Echo
Zondag 1993
This production is based on the novel Fratelli by Carmelo Samona, motivated by the ill treatment of psychiatric patients in the seventies in Italy. In his book Samona describes the relationship between a healthy man and his mentally ill brother who share a large apartment. Both brothers seem to speak their own language, but in particular the 'healthy' brother lovingly tries to comprehend the realm of thoughts of his 'ill' brother by playing physical games. The relationship between the brothers is reflected and deepened by the appearance of a woman. She unintentionally brings into question the classifications of sane and insane.
Reviews Zondag
"...Zondag is delightfully amusing dance theatre. The playful contribution of the brothers and the dramatic inner conflicts of the woman come together in a balanced performance which aptly portrayes the different moods and characters..."
Algemeen Dagblad, Roy van der Graaf, 28 April 1993

"...De Geus not only creates beautiful, flowing and athletic dance, he also has the capacity to add meaning to movement. The use of a moving stand, which enables the audience to watch the performance from every conceivable angle, adds an extra dimension to Zondag..."
Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Alette van Doggenaar, 26 April 1993

"...The life of two brothers takes shape via a spiritual language of movement with beautiful ingenious components. The relationship between the two brothers is intense and develops into a unity of two which expresses itself in playfully ironic, irritating and support seeking moments. Their self-created reality is disrupted by a woman who intrudes their world and wants to be part of it in order to deal with her own sexual frustrations. The performers Fabian Galama, Andreas Denk and actress Eva van Heijningen play their parts convincingly and with a good deal of humor to put things into perspective..."
NRC Handelsblad, Ine Rietstap, 28 April 1993