Priscilla Pancras
Self-taught Priscilla Pancras is an actress and theatre maker with a fascination for obscurity, absurdism, visual metaphors and stage design. Her writing draws on personal observations and autobiographical experiences, bringing overlooked perspectives to the theatre stage. Characterised by directness in speech and gesture, her work is often confrontational, but also humorous. Through her attention to scenography and the visual possibilities of theatre, she transforms familiar situations into scenes that are both recognisable and strange. Pancras is particularly interested in the darker sides of human behaviour and society. By unsettling everyday relationships, her work moves between discomfort and absurdity, while leaving room for compassion and a different understanding of human behaviour.
De Billen van David is a theatrical dialogue that brings together two seemingly opposite worlds through the unlikely friendship between Angelena and Helmert. Set in a Dutch trailer park, the performance moves between poetry, popular songs and absurdism, challenging social stereotypes and prejudices about class, cultural identity and the distinction between so-called high and low culture. At Felix Meritis, Pancras and actor Tim Veeter will present a selection of scenes from the recent theatre production.