It is war. Greeks and Trojans engage in an inconclusive battle when suddenly a third army attacks both the Greeks and Trojans. It is the army of the Amazons, a mythical nation of female warriors, led by their queen: Penthesilea. Achilles, described by Homer as "the fairest, the bravest, strongest, and loftiest of all heroes," falls head over heels for the Amazon queen, and this is awkwardly mutual. A lyrical love scene follows, and then his death, and her guilt. Most of our romances today are a little less heroic and endless dramatically, but that doesn't mean the (im)possibility of our love doesn't deserve a rite. This is why Marijn Graven created A MA ZON EN, an erotic, connecting mourning ritual in which the beauty and sorrow of our ardent desire acquire a voice and a body. In the current version of A MA ZON EN, the suffering is already done. We do not meet Amazons but a guide who will enter an underground space with us. In a personal audio landscape, voice and body sense how to mourn and honour love.

PLEASE NOTE: this performance starts in the Casinotuin with a walk towards the St. Jan parking garage. We would like to welcome you 15 minutes before the start at our meeting point there (Cavaleriestraat Hekellaan, 5211 LX 's-Hertogenbosch). You can recognize us by the beach flag of Expeditie Cement (part of Theaterfestival Boulevard). There are no seats.