The Years

Full halls and rave reviews for the first tour of De Jaren, in which top actresses Els Dottermans and Viviane De Muynck are on stage together for the first time in 40 years. They are reinforced by the younger generation: Kiana Porte and Carine van Bruggen. History flows through these four female bodies; the actresses make the text sparkle. (etcetera) In the book ‘De Jaren’ (2008) by Nobelprijswinnares Annie Ernaux, which is buried under superlatives, the author surveys her life between 1941 and 2006. Sketched against the canvas of a changing zeitgeist, this provides not only an impressive portrait of a woman but also an extremely recognizable image of postwar Western history. Regisseur Piet Arfeuille and his vital choir use the multi-perspective of the theater to deepen Ernaux’s view of the times even further. The performance makes the power to rise above your own experience palpable. (De Standaard),