This performance is at the De Workout gym, Oudegracht 41 in Utrecht.
Prepare to sweat! Bring sportswear, sportshoes, water and possibly a towel. You can change and shower at De Workout. Come 15 minutes before the start of the class to have some time to change. You don't need any previous experience with spinning in order to attend. No shame in giving it your best!
Put on your sportswear and get ready for an hour of sweating during the philosophical spinning class Oxygen Debt, in which you train both body and soul.
Together with Luit Bakker as your tireless fitness coach and other participants you’ll explore the limits of your own body. While you are moving and the oxygen debt in your muscles increases, you inevitably find yourself contemplating what is currently happening in your body. How does your heart beat, where does the blood flow, how do your muscles contract, what is breathing?
The faster we cycle, the closer we get to the sweaty reality that the body doesn't always do what we want. Do we dare to see our body as a reminder of our temporality, our heartbeat as what binds us to this earth? In a time in which makeability and progress are key, the performance offers a comforting and soft perspective on ourselves and each other: as people who slowly, very slowly, come to a standstill.
The language in Oxygen Debt is English
Regie & concept: Bart van de Woestijne | Dramaturgie: Maarten Bos | Productie: Ymke van Hoof | Performer: Luit Bakker | Campagnebeeld: Nikki Sluiter & Afke van Ast | Technisch ontwerp: Casper Wortmann | Geluidsontwerp: Tjalling Schrik | Scenografie: Jolein Kop & Tom Heintz | Coproductie: Over het IJ Festival & Festival Cement | Artistieke begeleiding: Alexandra Broeder
