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ABOUT HOTEL MODERN Hotel Modern theatre company was founded in 1997. its members are Arlène Hoornweg and Pauline Kalker, who both graduated from Arnhem Theatre School, and visual artist, model maker and performer, Herman Heile. The group works together with (sound) artists for their performances, including Arthur Sauer (The Great War, Rococo, Shrimp Tales) and Ruud van der Pluijm (Kamp). Hotel Modern blend visual art, object theatre, drama, music, film, modeling and performance in their evocative productions. Scale models play an important role in their performances; these are used to, literally, view the world from a macro perspective. Hotel Modern's approach is unique in the theatre landscape, and it enables them to focus on subjects in entirely new ways. Hotel Modern are idealistic in the sense that they believe that watching and experiencing theatre can encourage reconciliation. They try to offer solace to a society and a world in which people sometimes seem fearful of one another. This consolation is not achieved by presenting an overly comforting vision, but by re- presenting harsh reality in a subtle and poetic way. ARLÈNE HOORNWEG (1969) performed classical ballet from the age of 7, and first acted on stage at the age of 10. She graduated from Arnhem Theatre School in 1992. Arlène has performed with various theatre companies and created her own productions. She performed as Elvis Presley with her band, and formed Hotel Modern with Pauline Kalker. Hoornweg and Kalker were given the opportunity to make their first collaborative production, STUcK, at Maatschappij Discordia's De Republiek.

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