THREE TIMES LEFT IS RIGHT
STUDIO JULIAN HETZEL (DE/NL)
© Rolf Arnold
Warning: Three Times Left is Right is an urgent show with dark humour about the polarisation of our times. How can we coexist with those whose worldviews are radically opposed to our own?
On stage is a Viennese couple inspired by a true story: she is a pioneering thinker of the identity movement; he is a cultural scientist with a communist past. Divided by irreconcilable beliefs, they embody the difficulty of shaping space, whether intimate or social. A family portrait that amplifies the fracture in society “I love to hate you. I hate to love you.”
A show that draws the viewer along a political ‘Möbius strip’. What if our moral compass changed direction? What if we thought right but acted left, or vice versa? What happens when polarisation becomes so extreme that boundaries can no longer be distinguished?
Brilliant and provocative, German artist Julian Hetzel explores the concepts of political orientation, ideology and polarisation through a powerful fusion of performance, choreography and installation.
Three Times Left is Right debuted at Wiener Festwochen in May 2025 and has been selected at the Berliner Theatertreffen in January 2026.
direction: Julian Hetzel performers: Josse De Pauw & Kristien De Proost dramaturgy: Miguel A. Melgares artistic collaborations: Sodja Lotker & Kristien De Proost video & light design: Bahadir Hamdemir music & composition: Frank Wienk direction assistant: Esmée Begemann technical direction: Aengus Havinga production direction: Jakob Proyer production assistant: Yola Parie sound & programming: Tom Doeven assistant costume designer: Farah Nehme scenography: Edd Vossen scenography assistant: Django Walon mechatronics: Merijn Versnel silicone artist Carly Heathcote tecnico LED Daniel Pauselius creative technology Timm Burkhardt interni Sophia op ten Berg produzione Studio Julian Hetzel co-produzione Wiener Festwochen (AT), Schauspiel Leipzig (DE) partners research and context programme De Balie Amsterdam (NL), SPRING Performing Arts Festival Utrecht (NL), CAMPO Gent (BE) con il supporto di City of Utrecht (NL), Performing Arts Fund (NL), Ammodo (NL), FONDS ZOZ (NL) and K.F. Hein Fonds (NL) ringraziamenti speciali a CAMPO (BE)
photos Rolf Arnold eandNurith Wagner-Strauss
Info
135 min
English with sub.Ita
Tickets
FULL PRICE 15,00 €
REDUCED OVER 65 13,00 €
REDUCED Students/Under26/ with disability 10,00 €
Reduction on the full ticket price applicable with certified disability or invalidity equal to or greater than 67% (the disability certificate or disabilitycard.it is valid). Free admission for accompanying persons if required by the disability certificate; please write to biglietti@zonak.it to reserve free admission.
Tickets and passes can be purchased during the festival at the LIFE box office starting at 5:30 p.m. or online with the addition of advance sale fees.
Refunds and/or date changes will not be accepted.
Accessibility
Suitable for audience aged 16 and over.
Some scenes may be disturbing to some viewers.
The event is accessible to people with reduced mobility and deaf or hearing-impaired people.
Smoke and strobe lights will be used.
Studio Julian Hetzel produces interdisciplinary artistic that combine contemporary theatre, performance and visual arts. The works have a political dimension and a documentary approach. Studio Julian Hetzel creatively experiments with manifestations of neoliberalism, highlighting the dilemmas between ethical principles and economic interests. Studio Julian Hetzel’s artistic research focuses on “the big picture”: the invisible economies and hidden power structures that govern this part of the world.
Born in Jena, Germany, in 1981, Julian Hetzel works as a performer, musician and visual artist. He develops works at the intersection of theatre, music and media, characterised by a political dimension and a documentary approach. He is the artistic director of Studio Julian Hetzel, based in Utrecht. Hetzel’s creations are produced internationally. His work has been presented in more than 20 countries around the world at numerous international festivals. His latest production, Three Times Left is Right, explores the concepts of political orientation, ideology and polarisation through a powerful fusion of performance, choreography and installations.
