Ode to wonder, An Miller

Following her curatorship of 'Theater aan Zee' in 2021, Caroline Pauwels wrote the beautiful 'Ode to Wonder'. A plea to open your senses and let your ideas evolve. Children are often full of wonder. Why is the sea blue? Why does it get dark? Why is that man bald? Somewhere on the way to adulthood, most of us lose that open-mindedness. Gradually, the fire of curiosity is extinguished: things are just the way they are, there is nothing new under the sun. And that is a pity. Wonder gives life color, helps to push our boundaries, and encourages us to question false certainties. In her book 'Ode to Wonder', Caroline Pauwels makes an inspired plea to look at the world with that childlike gaze again. In science and art, but also in the big and small moments of every day. Dimitri Leue reworked this book into a solo for An Miller. This 'Ode to Wonder' is just as much an ode to the late rector of the VUB, Caroline Pauwels. With texts by Caroline and music she loved. Michaël Bellon, critic - **'Wanneer Miller climbs the stage, it seems for a moment as if Pauwels can still give inspired speeches.'** An Miller - acting Dimitri Leue - direction Antoon Offeciers - music Koen Vanmechelen - projections This is a company performance.