Dood Paard – Eleonora
What begins as a quest to discover a historical woman gradually turns into a confrontational journey of self-discovery. Just like Eleonora, Anne must fight for her freedom, her desires and her own voice.
Anna is a passionate historian who has been studying the role of women in times of revolution for two decades. She…
What begins as a quest to discover a historical woman gradually turns into a confrontational journey of self-discovery. Just like Eleonora, Anne must fight for her freedom, her desires and her own voice.
Anna is a passionate historian who has been studying the role of women in times of revolution for two decades. She is trying to piece together what has been overlooked by historians. She travels to Naples to work on a book about the rebellious Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel, court poet and private librarian to the Queen of Naples. Having escaped a violent marriage and inspired by the French Revolution, she developed into a ‘Femme Savante’ and a leader of the revolution, which in 1799 led to the short-lived Neapolitan Republic. But five months later, it was crushed by the King of Naples, and Pimentel was hanged in the market square to the loud cheers of the people.
The life of Eleonora de Fonseca Pimentel serves as a mirror for the historian. She admires this woman’s courage and wants to get as close as possible to her subject. Day and night she studies and engages in intense conversations with her assistant, whose youthful energy and curiosity do not leave her unmoved. She works with such passion that, in feverish dreams at night, as she wanders through her flat, she believes she really is Eleonora.
Confronting this figure forces her to take a hard look at her own life and find the courage to chart a different course. This puts her relationship with her husband under strain. This husband, whom we previously came to know as a man who encourages his wife in her quest, suddenly turns out to be a petty, jealous little monarch afraid of losing his kingdom. Anna, just like the rebellious Eleonora, must fight for her life.
When
- Tuesday 10 November 2026 20:00 - 21:30 Order your tickets
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- Regular € 19,00
- Seniors € 17,00
- Fixed price € 10,00 t/m 29 jaar
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