THEATRE Theatre | Fashion
		Galleryplay’s starting point is really very simple. The performance is about the visual artist Cees Krijnen (1969) from Haarlem, who plays himself in Galleryplay (whether or not in an exaggerated manner). After winning the Prix de Rome in 1999, Cees Krijnen mostly occupied himself with portray, as well as emancipating his divorced mother’s life, Greta Blok, who also plays herself in this show (whether or not in an exaggerated manner). Krijnen had exhibitions in Milan, Paris, London, New York, Tirana, Berlin and became particularly well known in Haarlem as a result of his exhibition in "De Hallen" last winter. Krijnen is what is commonly referred to as a modern artist, or entrepreneur; networking, telephony and emails have long since overtaken the paint brush and palette. Galleryplay is a comedy about the skills required to hold your own in the art world. The main expression of style is achieved through exaltation, right to the point where you feel sick to the pit of your stomach. The performance starts at a point in time where Krijnen has just returned from London, where he very successfully (according to leading magazines like Time-Out, Contemporary and Frieze) presented his six part Galleryplay-Cock-Block dildo set and where he is expecting the arrival of the art collector Hans Kemna (again whether or not in an exaggerated manner), who also plays himself. Willem de Wolf (from the Kas & de Wolf duo) wrote the text, in agreement with all involved, and is the only one to play an actual role, namely that of a friend and assistant to Krijnen (again whether or not in an exaggerated manner). set design : cees krijnen advice : gerardjan rijnders play : greta blok, cees krijnen, hans kemna, willem de wolf bodydouble : adel rootstein, london costumes : dirk schönberger, antwerpen fragrance femme divorcée II : françoise caron, quest international, paris photography : uscha pohl/upandco, new york & london graphics : jerry van der eem production : kadewe en toneelschuur producties producer : toneelschuur producties toneelschuur.nl