Niets Dan IJsbergen: Twee Scènes uit het Dagboek van Hidde Dirks Kat
Nothing But Icebergs: Two Scenes from the Diary of Hidde Dirks Kat

for soloist, electric guitar, and electronics

Libretto: Boris Bezemer

Duration: 21 minutes

Commissioned by Dolph Kessler and Egbarta Veenhuizen

Hidde Dirks Kat was a whaler from Ameland. In 1777, he set out for Greenland, but his boat became trapped in the ice and was crushed.

Performed by:
Boris Bezemer – Electric Guitar
Jasper Leever – Hidde Dirks Kat (Perdu)
Anthony Heidweiller – Hidde Dirks Kat (Sexyland, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ)
Job Hubatka – Hidde Dirks Kat (Hollum)
Siying Li – Electronics (Perdu, Sexyland)
Mathijs de Valk – Electronics (Hollum)
Fedde ten Berge – Guest Performance (in Sexyland)
Marcel Sijm – Stage Director (Sexyland onwards)

Performed at:
Perdu – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sexyland – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Hervormde Kerk – Hollum, The Netherlands

Photos by Mo Verlaan