Welcome, I Have Been Expecting You
Welcome, I Have Been Expecting You is how I'm communicating my research, practice, and writings on tarot card readings vis-a-vis contemporary performance. Finding the mode of spectatorship engendered by tarot card readings the most urgent and fulfilling relation I've yet encountered in theatre, I initiated Welcome, I Have Been Expecting You to analyze and advocate tarot's status as contemporary performance practice.
The first iteration, the knight of wands, reversed, was installed at the Avalon theater in Minneapolis
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The second iteration, the magician, is an ongoing project
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The third iteration, the king of wands, was performed as a workshop, part of DAS Theater's Open Doors event in Amsterdam
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The fourth iteration, the seven of swords, was programmed in Festival Ode aan de Chaos in Amsterdam
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The fifth iteration, the hermit, is an ongoing project
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The fifth-and-a-half iteration, the hermit crossed by the nine of pentacles, was performed in Huize Frankendael in Amsterdam
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The sixth iteration, the fool, is an ongoing project
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The seventh iteration, the hermit crossed by the three of cups with two of wands above and eight of cups dexter, was performed over 30 hours at Spectra Salon in Amsterdam
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The eighth iteration, the fool reversed crossed by the nine of pentacles, was performed throughout June and July in various parks around Amsterdam, with generous support from Fonds PodiumKunsten as part of the 2021 Balkonscenes initiative
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The eighth-and-a-half iteration, the hermit crossed by the six of swords, was performed over 48 hours at the hermitage at Park Frankendael in Amsterdam
The first iteration, the knight of wands, reversed, was installed at the Avalon theater in Minneapolis
***
The second iteration, the magician, is an ongoing project
***
The third iteration, the king of wands, was performed as a workshop, part of DAS Theater's Open Doors event in Amsterdam
***
The fourth iteration, the seven of swords, was programmed in Festival Ode aan de Chaos in Amsterdam
***
The fifth iteration, the hermit, is an ongoing project
***
The fifth-and-a-half iteration, the hermit crossed by the nine of pentacles, was performed in Huize Frankendael in Amsterdam
***
The sixth iteration, the fool, is an ongoing project
***
The seventh iteration, the hermit crossed by the three of cups with two of wands above and eight of cups dexter, was performed over 30 hours at Spectra Salon in Amsterdam
***
The eighth iteration, the fool reversed crossed by the nine of pentacles, was performed throughout June and July in various parks around Amsterdam, with generous support from Fonds PodiumKunsten as part of the 2021 Balkonscenes initiative
***
The eighth-and-a-half iteration, the hermit crossed by the six of swords, was performed over 48 hours at the hermitage at Park Frankendael in Amsterdam
from the hermit crossed by the nine of pentacles at Huize Frankendael, Amsterdam, NL
Photos by Andrea Božić and Maarten Nauw
Photos by Andrea Božić and Maarten Nauw
from the hermit crossed by the three of cups, with two of wands above and eight of cups dexter at Spectra Salon, Amsterdam, NL
Photos by Matar Pershitz
Photos by Matar Pershitz