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Bosfest 2025 presents

FLITS.

ABSOLUUT. (together with Theater Oostpool and Karavaan)

Foto van de voorstelling FLITS.

In a world driven by speed, we follow a clumsy flash courier in his impossible race against the clock. While the competition rushes past him with faster bikes, bigger orders, and higher ratings, he struggles — in vain — to keep himself afloat.

One day — in the heat of the race — he suddenly comes face to face with one of his competitors. In the midst of all the chaos and speed, they feel, in a flash, something they’ve never felt before. In that brief moment of clarity, a growing realization starts to take root deep inside: in a world that moves faster and faster, we miss the moments that matter most.

An impossible love begins to blossom, clashing with the laws of this rushed world. Can the lovers escape the unstoppable clock and choose what truly matters? In their fight against the system, they discover that sometimes, stillness is stronger than speed.

In the press

At lightning speed, ABSOLUUT. tells a story without using a single word — a story that could easily be turned into a film. It’s a love story: clownish, physical, and full of dynamic energy. Everything shows that this collective knows exactly what it’s doing.
— Theaterkrant

The five energetic young theatre daredevils of collective ABSOLUUT. deliver, all at once, a quintessentially Dutch farce, a sugary-sweet rom-com, and a gritty gangster film — all crammed into thirty minutes of open-air theatre, brimming with bravado and delightfully DIY effects.
— De Volkskrant

FLITS. feels like a hyperactive remix of Vis à Vis and Young Gangsters. The energy explodes off the stage with hilarious bike stunts and playful gags, including a pop-up restaurant on a luggage rack and a spectacular slow-motion collision between a car and a bike courier.
— Scènes Magazine

Biography

The Arnhem-based collective ABSOLUUT. creates location-based spectacle theatre that is young, fresh, and visually driven. It has the speed of a TikTok feed, the randomness of a playlist on shuffle, the unpredictability of a blind date, and the humor of a Tom and Jerry scene. Their performances are raw and bombastic; using theatrical effects, stage fighting, stunts, loud music, and a highly physical acting style, they create an intense experience that transcends the everyday.

ABSOLUUT. developed FLITS. during Winterkaravaan 2024, the talent development program of Karavaan. The performance was further developed under the wings of Theater Oostpool.

Credits

  • Bram Flick, Joppe Klein, Tijn Luijben, Catoo Post and Thom Vendrik - Concept and performance |
  • Reinout Bongers - Directed by |
  • Aron Visser - Stuntcoaching |
  • Juliette de Groot - Poster image |
  • Provincie Gelderland, Moniek Merkx en de Janivo Stichting - With thanks to |
  • FLITS. is a co-production by ABSOLUUT., Theater Oostpool, and Karavaan.

 

 

Dates and times

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Ticket costs

  • Tickets
    € 10,00

Additional information

Entrance Bosfestivalhart
This performance is part of Bosfest 2025. To attend the performance, you also need to have an entry ticket for the Bosfestivalhart. Purchase your entry ticket here.

Performance times
The listed performance times include the walk to the performance location and back to the heart of the festival.

Schedule
View the timetable for Bosfest 2025 here.

Details performance

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  • Wheelchair Accessible

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