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2017: MORAL COMPASS

In this edition, four personal stories from different periods of the Second World War were told, namely: The beginning, during the war, the Battle of Arnhem and the period immediately after the war. The four stories are based on the lives of Dirk Johannes de Vaal (Hansje), Jan-Groen Tukker (a food commissioner), the Kuik brothers and the daughter of a Dutch SS man.

Set list

“When everything falls”
rapper MASSIH and Het Gelders Orchestra

“Change will come”
O'G3NE and Het Gelders Orchestra

Nimrod
from the Enigma variations by Elgar Het Gelders Orkest

“I'll be seeing you”
by Sammy Fain baritone Thomas Oliemans and Het Gelders Orchestra

“Let go”
by Sjors van der Panne and Het Gelders Orchestra

Pas de deux III
from Black Cake by Introdans (Choreography: Hans van Manen) and Het Gelders Orkest (music: Intermezzo de 'L'Amico Fritz by Mascagni)

artists and storytellers

credits

Vfonds

municipality of Arnhem

Province

Arnhem Entrepreneurs Fund

VSBfonds

Akzonobel

Arnhem Ambassadors

AkzoNobel

Dirkzwager

Rabobank

CCV Europe Group

Boardbusters

Dream parks

Omroep Gelderland

Inner city of Arnhem

Arma Rental

Liberation Route Europe

Airborne Museum

Introdance

The Gelders Orchestra

Art effects

Dutch Open Air Museum

ArtEZ

YOUCEE

Bridge to the Future

OUT in Arnhem

Gelders Archive

Theater group Oostpool

Bridge to Bridge Walk

The Gelders Orchestra

Gijs Scholten van Aschat

OG3NE

Massih Hutak

Thomas Oliemans

Sjors van der Panne

Introdance

Artistic direction & director: Alvin Williams
Business direction & producer: Marieke van Kessel

Conductor: Per-Otto Johansson
Lighting design: Uri Rapaport
Sound design: Dick Scheepbouwer

Choreography: Caurena Bernabela
Dance: ArtEZ Bachelor's degree in Dance Teacher

Technical producer: Production Factory
Communication: Eva Agterberg, Freekje Mollenhof

Fireworks: Dream Fireworks
Light & Sound: Stage Light
LED screens: Faber AV

Voiceover script: Nazmiye Oral

Image script: Victor van Vloten

Director: Victor van Vloten

DOP: Robert van Wingerden

Camera: Edwin van der Sande

Camera assistant: Mark den Hoed

Production: Myrthe Mönnich, Eva Loeffen, Bart Roof

Production assistant: Amir Zaza

Light: Robert van Wingerden

Editing: Victor van Vloten, Mark den Hoed, Amir Zaza

Special effects: Super massive

Sound effects: Julian Theelen

Behind the scenes photography: Bart Roof

Styling: Martina Bauer, Saar Scheerlings

Make-up & hair: Amber Leentfaar, Lawan Aziz

Business manager: Paul Theuns

Director: Oscar Borggreve

Producer: Audrey Boeff Sandra Bulter

Operational production manager: Jan de Pijper, Facility House

BART VAN meer Chairman
BART WISSE Treasurer
ESMA KUYURCAK Secretary
ROB ARTS Board member
ROBERT WITTENBERG Board member

ACTORS

Hansje: Sem van Butselaar

Jan: Wim de Knegt

Daughter Jan: Daphne Reens

Man from the line: Dolf Dijkstra

Row with food stamps: Edith Magnin, Amir Zaza, Bart Roof, Saar Scheerlings, Sylvia van de

Water, Nicole Assies, Martin Moerdijk

German soldiers: Raphaël van Leeuwen, Kees Dirks, Martin Rietdijk

Narrator: Gijs Scholten van Asschat

Kuik brothers young: Luca Romagnoli, Daniel Romagnoli

Kuik brothers older: Frank Futselaar, Koen Futselaar

British soldier: Mark Kuilder

Patient: Mark den Hoed

Hospital ward nurse: Frieda van Geest

Sister Outside: Julia Koopman

Farmer/Landlord: Henk Uijting

Gardener: Harry van der Ploeg

Writing woman: Rosanne van Beusekom

Child: Cata Theuns

Classmates: Juset Imming, Nina Imming, Amiek Verplak, Amber Leentfaar, Nienke ten Donkelaar
Development of logo: Beautiful Minds

Website development: Studio Loopvogel

Design expressions: Graphication

Open air museum

Ron Boeser

Erik van der Weert

st. Elisabeth's Hospital

Coehoorn Central

Cooking arts

Industrial park Kleefse Waard

mrs. Mom

Jan Broekstra

Transformer Square

TAK architects

office SBH

Caplan

Saray supermarket

Watch Bridge to Liberation 2024 via the livestream on September 20 from 8:30 PM. Register without obligation and watch on your screen the floating stage where the artists Karsu, SEF, Jaap Reesema, Thomas Oliemans perform their enchanting performances together with Phion, orchestra of Gelderland and Overijssel