Sizzling Hot & Tears, Evi Hanssen

The transition without nonsense Let's toast to the transition. Leave the hall with your head held high, slightly lower hanging breasts (for the ladies), and a hefty dose of self-confidence. Long live the transition! In the show ‘Bloedheet & tranen’ presenter and theater maker Evi Hanssen explores with the necessary dose of humor how the transition, that wonderful phase in a woman's life, affects her body and mind. She talks about her struggles with herself and her environment, her transition from fiery sex symbol to self-confident graying lady, and the hormonal chaos that turns her life and that of her environment upside down. Just like in her previous show ‘Sinds ik niet meer drink’ Evi engages in a playful and personal conversation with her audience. She shares her experiences about the changes in the female body and explains in a light-hearted yet scientifically grounded way how her hormones occasionally go their own way. With humor she breaks taboos and celebrates the transition. This evening is dedicated to celebrating the power of womanhood. Whether you come with girlfriends, or in male company (because they deal with the transition too!), this is the ideal opportunity to toast together to this special phase. Evi Hanssen is a versatile and outspoken creator with a fixed value in the Flemish and Dutch media landscape. She is active as a television and radio presenter, podcast maker, theater maker, and actress, and additionally bestselling author of multiple books, including the much-praised ‘Sinds ik niet meer drink’. Evi can be seen in the very popular youth series ‘#LikeMe’. Earlier she played in the telenovela ‘Lisa’, she stood on the boards in the musical ‘Mamma Mia’ and harvested praise with her theater monologue ‘Sinds ik niet meer drink’, in which she broke a persistent taboo in a personal and accessible way. Both press and public reacted very positively. With ‘Bloedheet & tranen’ she builds further on that recognizable signature: honest, daring, and socially relevant. Once again she consciously chooses a subject that is still talked about too little, with the mission to break open this taboo as well. Blazing hot, brutal, and brilliant. (Mieke van der Raay, I Love Theater) Program about the transition is certainly also meant for men (…) A playful, sharp, and informative theater college that makes the transition visible with humor and personality. (Patrick van den Hanenberg, Theaterkrant)