I’m.potent

I’m.potent is an in-side-in story of simple actions within a complex social condition. Concretely, I’m.potent is concentrated around possibilities for employment while in exile, disposing structural exclusion while pointing-out both: potential of the trade-and-job market as well as impotent condition of a migrant-candidate. Imagined as an ‘hour long job interview- rehearsals’ that two friends, two women organize between them, this show is an amusing roller-coaster swinging from joyful girls-fun scenes till loads-heavy condition of being a migrant -woman. The script and the play are inspired by actual, authentic experience, fed by over 200 written job-applications and motivation latter’s, over 50 job-interviews done, and many ‘coffee’s for job’ experiences they collected in first 5 years in Belgium. Also Sartre’s ‘Exit’ and Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’ played a roll, mostly in dramaturgical choices that have been made.

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Concept, text, direction: Sara Okobdzija
Play: Nela Djenisijevic Deleu, Sara Okobdzija
Dramaturgy: Bojan Djordjev, Wouter Hillaert
Visual dramaturgy: Sara Okobdzija
Light: Koen Raes
Decor: Vera Stevanovic, Herman Sorgeloos, Koen Raes
Music and sound: Marko Ostojic
Video: Patrick Reynaert
Costume: Lot Lemm
Movement advice: Vera Erac, Rakesh Sukes
Artistic consultation: Willem de Wolf
Project coordination: Sandra Raes
Production: ROBIN vzw icw KOROW vzw
Co-production: KAAP, wpZimmer
Presentation: Monty, KAAP, GC De Markten
With special thanks to: wpZimmer team, Monty, Stef Steseel, Sarah Vanhee, Lara Steel
Residency supported by: C-TAKT