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Open Call GOLDENDEAN: Stay Soft in Hard Times July 29 Queer soft bodies wanted for project! What You See and Theater Utrecht, in collaboration with Goldendean AKA Dean Hutton), are inviting 'soft body' performers from (preferably) Utrecht to collaborate on a new performance work to be developed during their residency in Utrecht - Stay Soft in Hard Times Stay Soft in Hard Times during What You See Festival on 19 November! What You See is an international and multidisciplinary arts festival exploring gender and identity. Theater Utrecht is a diverse, disruptive and passionate city-based theatre company. Together, we are joining forces to support and provide a platform for creators and artists who produce innovative art that challenges the status quo. Do you want to reply to this Open Call? You must be available on all the residency days listed below and be available for an online interview between Sept 13-18 if selected. The selection will take place by Goldendean, What You See and Theater Utrecht, a short (online) introduction meeting can be part of the selection Who is Goldendean? Goldendean makes trouble. Working at the intersections of trans media visual culture, performance and community action, their practice bridges genres of documentary, fiction and fantasy to produce radical queer counter narratives, and experiences for repair and resistance. AKA Dean Hutton, their strategy of simple disruptive actions share moments of soft courage, affirming the rights of all bodies to exist, be celebrated, and protected. An artist-in-residence at the University of Johannesburg, their research embraces collaborative praxis and embodied play to produce new forms of art. Read their Artist Statement. What is this Call? What? We're looking for two performers with (preferably) a connection to Utrecht who'd like to work alongside Goldendean during a five-day residency to develop a performance/research presentation for What You See. The ...