Open Day- Hermann's Quick Fix- Menschwerdung Workshop
Get to know Hermann while enjoying a drink at his bar and help him prepare for the official workshop sessions 23-25 January 2026.
HERMANN is currently devising a customized workshop for your rehabilitation. His stated aim is simple: to assist you in becoming a fully compliant human being, one who can move through this world without raising unnecessary suspicion. Since you were, not too long ago, in a different state of being, it is understandable that the details of human life still cause certain… complications.
HERMANN, however, is confident that—with adequate guidance—you will learn to adapt. You need not be anxious. He will ensure that you fit in.
On the festive open day, 19 December, you are invited to make HERMANN’s acquaintance and to support him in the final preparations for the official workshop sessions, scheduled for 23–25 January 2025.
Be HERMANN’s guest. And, if you wish, enjoy a drink at his bar.
HERMANN is an emerging collective founded by sound/music designer and composer David Knap, video designer and scenographer Charlie Smeets, and director Joelina Spiess. The three met at the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam, where they graduated together in 2024. On this project they work together with performer and maker Fran Vozila and scenographer Hülya Braasch.
They have collaborated regularly on projects at the intersection of theatre, installation, and performance. Their focus lies on the darker sides of human nature—death, destructive relationships, psychological disorders—approached with what they call “violent honesty”: a blend of emotional directness, ironic distance, and dark humor. Their aim is to generate a high-energy, collective theatrical experience that makes audiences feel deeply by confronting the absurdity of being human. They draw inspiration from Yorgos Lanthimos, Peter Handke, and SIGNA.