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War Up Close

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It’s the titel of a play by Ksenia Marasanova, directed by Paul Dekker. In Dutch: “Zij zagen Oorlog“. I produce the show and helped with some texts. War Up Close shows war from all angles, through the eyes of people that are about to make a choice and have to live with the consequences.

Ksenia takes you into the lives of people from different backgrounds. They all have good intentions and need to make a decision. It never goes dark and the curtain never closes. Ksenia transforms from one person into the next. It’s theater, so everything happens right before your eyes. You see it, you feel it.

Final 2025 shows: Emmen, Groningen, Antwerpen, Almelo and Helmond.

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