BLACKWHITE GAME shows a quest for harmony. We experience this in abstract visual and musical compositions with many nuances between black and white. The longing for harmony is a universal power, we find it in humans, in the love between two persons, in our society, in nature, in the universe and beyond.

The artistic research went through several levels, each time adding a member to the team:

Level 1 featured
Marie van Vollenhoven – concept, artistic research, directing, visual design, performance

Level 2, improvised music was introduced by
Jesse Passenier – drums, piano

Level 3 added movement by
Jo-An Westerveld – choreography, performance, mime, dance

Level 4 added the voice of
Nina Willems – spoken word, vocal sounds, performance

The research and creation was done with an interdisciplinary team of artists, designers and even scientists of the Artificial Intelligence department:

Interaction Design
MAMDT – Yascha Francken
Prefrontal Cortex – Felix Herbst

Scientific Research and Innovation
Artificial Intelligence department, Gehrard Weiss, Jerry Spanakis

Theatre Scenery
Marq Claessen, Ton Oostveen

Coaches
Igor Vrebac, Arnoud Noordergraaf, Marc Maris

Production
In Infinity Productions, VIA ZUID, Jazz Maastricht, Intro Maastricht, Theater aan het Vrijthof, Artificial Intelligence department Maastricht University