Performance
Co-production
Robin Nimanong

Project Fools

Dance theater about gender, queer liberation and 'soft power'.

Robin Nimanong develops their work on queer art connected to social developments, aiming to make unheard, marginalised, voices audible. Project Fools challenges the binary woman-man culture and explores it together with Ballroom artists. The performance combines interdisciplinary (vogue) dance, graphic art, fashion and music to create a stimulating exploration of identity and queerness.

Enter this digital world, where new options reveal themselves! Here the rebels of society break loose from within. Who are they and what is their true nature in the technology-driven world? There’s only one rule in this game: “Keep going and when you stop… hit that reset button and start again.” Remember, a real revolution has no script.

Project Fools is a daring exploration by Robin Nimanong, aka Lily, in collaboration with Ballroom artists Gato, Deion and Sugah. This dance performance delves into themes such as gender fluidity and queer liberation, and confronts a world of absurdism as the norm.

This social introspection is taken lightly, but with extreme care, into the world of Project Fools. Watch these alter egos navigate the cybergrid through a dynamic, interdisciplinary exploration of queerness. In collaboration with Guenter Råler for the visuals and music. And with Eva Marie-Louise for fashion. Together they unravel the binary into unexpected forms.

The performers truly flourish in their drag act.
— Theaterkrant
Credits
Maker and performer Robin Nimanong oftewel Lily Sasuke
Performers Deion Simon, Sugah en Gato
Visuals and music Guenter Råler
Costumes and fashion installation Eva Marie-Louise
Tailer-made suits Tan Gabe Swart
Video and AI artist Klaas Hendrik Hantschel
Artistic coach Suzy Blok and Hildegard Draaijer
Dramaturgy Sophie Cohlen and Sara Europaeus
Creative producer Athina Liakopoulou
Preliminary research supported by FPK, WORM Rotterdam en ISH Dance Collective
Co-producers ICK Dans Amsterdam and DOX Utrecht
Premiered 25 April 2025 (Maaspodium, Rotterdam – NL)
Poster design Ayala Pavo
Photography Michel Schnater