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Last week my fridge stopped working. And so I followed the cable and found a hole. I knew at once that there was an animal within my house. A simple little creature, I thought foolishly. And wouldn’t you know it, a few days later I stumbled into this rat. I met it in my kitchen. And I started to scream. But the rat just kept staring. It was not afraid of me. I carefully manoeuvred myself closer to it. Its eyes, black as a moonless night, were staring directly at me. And I truly felt the connection between us. I went over to it, placed my hand on the ground, and the rat walked onto my hand. And so I picked it up. And I like it, but it’s strange cause it feels like I’m not allowed to. But I can do it, for the first time I’m allowed to be. I can scream without making anyone unhappy. The rat is happy. It’s happy that I do it. I’ve been holding it this whole evening, and it gives me this eye contact that just says “yeah” you know. It just explains that there’s something in between us.

Created and directed by: Nikolaj Fondt Salzwedell
Co-created and Performed by: Eland Peeters
Scenography: Iwan Vandrager
Light and Video: Pim Elberse
Sound: Dennis Schaffers

Photos by: Gergely Ofner