Glowicka (Glouu) brings together Dutch spoken word artist Sjaan Flikweert and cellist Jan Willem Troost for an evocative evening of spoken word, poetry, and music. “9 Sprouts” (9 Kiemen) is a meditation on future literacy—the gifts we leave behind for those yet to come: love, presence, memory, and reflection. Through a delicate interplay of poetry and sound, the performance explores how the moments we sow today become the legacies of tomorrow. With expressive cello and resonant spoken word, 9 Kiemen invites us to reflect on the fragility of time and the enduring hope we plant for future generations. Developed at ARTEksounds Studios. Here is a glimpse of Sjaan’s powerful text:
“We herdenken de handjes
Van de nog ongeborenen
Die, voor ons allen, op een dag rouw uit gezichten zullen strijken
Zacht,
Woorden grabbelen uit talen
die in de ouders voortleven –
een wereldgeschiedenis in een tongval”
“We remember the little hands
Of the yet unborn
Who, one day, will gently smooth grief from faces for all of us,
Softly gathering words from languages
That live on in their parents –
A world history in an accent”
Photography by Ola Renska.
