Colette Goossens, Stan Martens & Laurens Aneca

Theater makers and lovers Colette Goossens and Stan Martens were touched by John Cassavetes' film “A Woman Under the Influence” (1974). The film takes the viewer into the lives of the couple Mabel and Nick. Mabel is tied to their home and the many household chores she performs, a situation that gradually sinks her into a downward spiral. At the same time, Nick's inability to deal with Mabel's mental breakdown manifests itself in passive aggression.

Together with director Laurens Aneca, Colette and Stan drew inspiration from this film. Central to their creative process was the question of how love and care can be united in a relationship in which one partner struggles with severe emotional and physical instability.